Patience and Sand Build Easy Masonry Patios
A practical guide to laying bricks in a sand base for patios terraces and walkways. It covers edging with wood curb, two to five part sand mixtures, dry or wet installs, joint filling with sand, brushing, and repeated watering to settle joints before final finish. It emphasizes level bricks and iterative compaction for durable results.
Aluminum paint as primer and Queen Anne chimneys debate
The column answers practical home questions. Aluminum house paint can serve as primer if it is aluminum based and intended for exterior use. A visitor’s take on Queen Anne styling is incorrect. brick chimneys existed long before the Pilgrims and Queen Anne features large chimneys.
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Plymouth
England
How to control pests on fruit trees with minimal insecticides
U S Department of Agriculture offers guidance on keeping fruit and nut trees healthy with little or no insecticides. The booklet shows identifying pests with photos and covers aphids, spider mites, tent caterpillars, scales, grasshoppers, and fruitworms. It advises soap sprays, natural enemies, and dormant oil sprays with temperature and timing cautions. A free catalog with 240+ publications is available from the Consumer Information Center Pueblo Colorado 81009.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Consumer Information Center
Dept
Pueblo
Colo
Consumer Information
General Services Administration
Pollution Resistant Trees to Be Tested at Cary Arboretum
A large fumigation chamber at the Cary Arboretum will test maples ash honey locusts and ginkgo for pollution tolerance. In phase two trees face actual New York City air. Researchers study leaf nutrients and plant competition while elm breeding aims for Dutch elm disease resistance. The arboretum opened in 1971 on 1800 acres with current growth and solar powered facilities.
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Earl Aronson
Cary Arboretum
America
David Karnosky
New York Botanical Garden
Cary
Karnosky
New York City
Robert Goodland
Mary Flagler Cary
Cannon Hills
Wappingers Creek
Good seed needed for quality lawn establishment
A lawn can be established by sowing or laying sod. Choose Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass, fine fescues, or Highland bent. Check seed box for region-appropriate varieties and cultivars. Weeds are seldom serious and disappear when mowed.
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