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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1968
Page
23
A garden tool guide advises starting with versatile implements like a rake cultivator and pruning shears, stressing comfort, edge care, and proper storage. The piece also lists 1968 petunia varieties with weather resistance and vivid color traits, including Blue Jay and Happiness, noting their sizes and bloom characteristics, before a Belgium business note begins.
A guide urges turning doodle drawings into garden topiary using hedge trimmed shrubs. It highlights shapes like cubes circles and ovals inspired by doodles. The piece notes patience with slow growing plants and suggests fall planting and varied borders to create a playful doodle garden.
The Gemisphere exhibit by the Lubbock Gem and Mineral Society will run Saturday and Sunday at the National Guard Army facility at 4th and Detroit Streets. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, with an admission of 25 cents for adults and 10 cents for children. Special demonstrations will show raw material transforming into prize specimens and jewelry. Bill Foster of Ropesville is show chairman and J.B. Sparks leads the sponsor group.
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