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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1970

Page

9

Sun Substitutes For Your Indoor Plants

Indoor gardening with artificial light becomes practical for beginners. Use two 40 watt tubes white and daylight, one foot above plant tops, 12 to 18 hours daily, in a reflector fixture. Water via aluminum trays, keep similar plants together, and feed monthly for thriving foliage.

Milestones In Rose History

Roses are cool weather plants with origins across Asia Europe and North America. Ancient shrub roses date to antiquity in China the Mediterranean and northern Africa. The modern rose arose from exchanges in 17th century China and Europe yielding hybrid Chinese hybrid Bourbon hybrid Perpetual and hybrid tea roses.

Hemisphere Asia Europe North America China Mediterranean Africa Palace of Knossos Crete Canton English East India Company

Flowering Hedges Use Grandiflora Rose

Formal hedges clash with casual landscaping though hedges remain useful. The grandiflora rose fits tall hedges and screens with vigorous growth and long stems, while floribundas suit low compact hedges for a colorful effect. Comijanche Scarlet Knight Garden Party Bucchaneer are named varieties.

Uncommon Annual Flowers For Colorful Gardens

Grow unusual blooms alongside marigolds and zinnias to attract attention. Try gerberas with 5 to 6 inch blossoms in red pink yellow and white 12 to 18 inch plants. Includes gazanias bartonias bells of Ireland darkias blue lace Iceland poppies hunnemannia and more with care tips.

Gerberas Americas Ireland Iceland

Plants Benefit If Bed Raised

Raised beds showcase low-growing plant materials near a patio. Use pressure treated timbers or masonry for the retaining wall. A long bench along the wall enhances appearance and breaks height, built with Douglas fir 2x4s mounted on angle irons bolted to the wall.

Ways to water clay pots while you are away

The article describes methods to keep clay potted plants watered during vacations. Techniques include placing pots in a moisture-filled box with peat moss or sphagnum, packing wet peat moss around smaller pots inside larger ones, and plunging larger pots in garden soil. Porous clay containers absorb moisture through walls to sustain plants.

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