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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1956
Page
10
A one woman campaign to spotlight lesser known flowers urges gardeners to try varieties like the pompon aster, rainbow single asters, and feathered celesta or cockscomb types. It notes seeds offer easy cultivation, long-lasting cut flowers, and options such as dahlia seeds for many plants, plus striking salpiglossis and scabiosa with unique colors and stems.
A new 16 mm color sound film by All America Rose Selections titled Roses for America runs 15 minutes. It tours the nation showing modern roses, scoring trials, and parade of winners with landscaping ideas. distributed free through Modern Talking Picture Service.
A sunny home border grows a full rainbow of flowers from a dozen seed packets. Nicotiana affinis perfumes evenings. calliopsis, larkspur, cleome, scabiosa, centaurea, dwarf harmony calendulas, lilliput zinnias, garden snapdragons, blue ageratum, and white petunias create a continuous summer display and abundant cut flowers for indoors.
Advice from tree experts emphasizes deliberate selection for spring planting. Choose species suited to the area, ensure you have essential details, and plan for transplanting care. Bare root stock should be planted quickly. balled and burlap trees require protection from drying. Dig the hole using the trunk ground line to avoid deep root setting.
Azalea scale appears as cottony masses on twigs in late spring. If seen, spray immediately to control infestation and protect plant health. Use appropriate horticultural oils or approved insecticides as directed for azalea scale management.
Garden club members from across Ohio travel to Kingwood Center Mansfield on May 1 designated as Ohio Association of Garden Clubs Day. 50 000 tulips and many flowering bulbs will bloom. A fine arts show and formal gardens, woodland walks and native plants fill the 47 acre site. Mrs William Pavey will lead the 10 a.m. tour with local hosts coordinating transportation and lunch.
Planning pays dividends as frost fades and sun warms. Choose sunny sites, space roses by type, and improve soil with moss or drainage. prepare beds in advance, soak roots, and use mounding or protection until growth begins. The piece notes that the American robin is really a thrush.
The Ohio Assn of Garden Clubs began planting crabapple trees along Rt 33 from Pomeroy to Marysville Rt 31 to Kenton and Rt 68 to Toledo in 1950. By now 3372 plantings have been made with 450 available this year. Eight markers will be erected before bloom between May 15 and June 1. Twelve varieties show strong bloom. sections from Athens to the Dunkirk Findlay stretch should be especially beautiful.
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