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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1962
Page
20
The American Association of Nurserymen urges curb appeal through sound plantings that integrate a home with its landscape. Plant curved beds along the foundation with evergreens and flowering variety, include a flowering tree, avoid straightlines, and assess from the sidewalk to ensure an unbroken lawn view.
Selecting portable window box plants that can be moved indoors yields beauty and double dividends. Geraniums begonia foliage like coleus suit window box soil to rim depth. choose right pots for growth and display.
The cloves are the unopened flower buds of an evergreen tree grown on Zanzibar. Harvest occurs twice yearly as farmers pick the buds. Some trees remain productive for more than a century, sustaining generations of spice production.
Earl Aronson outlines common lawn problems caused by underfeeding and improper mowing. He advises replenishing nutrients, reseeding or using Zoysia plugs, and applying safe, nonburning fertilizers. Regular mowing height limits, timing, and vigilant insect control including Japanese beetle larvae are emphasized.
Edna Mandeville lists six easy to grow flowers for beginners Zinnias nasturtiums cosmos marigolds pansies and related varieties. Details seed depth soil warmth and cultivar suggestions aid beginners with practical tips for success. Kashmir farmers harvest tomatoes and pumpkins from boat anchored floating gardens.
Bedding plants deliver bright color for summer gardens whether in formal beds containers hanging baskets window boxes or other planters The list includes geraniums blue ageratum purple heliotrope alyssum pansies asters petunias lantana verbena and other familiar varieties sold by the dozen as flowering plants or by the flat as seedlings ready to mature outdoors
Try the many peperomia varieties with red green and silver leaves. They pair well with flowering plants like African violets. Use clay pots for drainage and easy care with filtered light and temperatures from 65 to 80 degrees.
Gardners are urged to act quickly against fire blight during bud break to protect pear, apple, crab apple, spiraea, hawthorn, mountain ash and other ornamentals. Experts recommend two Bordeaux or antibiotic sprays starting when one quarter of blossoms open, then one week later, plus removal of infected twigs to control the disease.
Quality nurseries offer university trained staff or experienced horticulturists and landscape architects. The American Association of Nurserymen standards ensure uniform stock with adequate roots and proper branching. Ask the nurseryman if stock adheres to AAN standards for quality.
A treatise on family rose gardens notes children label their own plants Ma mas Papa's Marys and Johns to watch buds grow. The American Association of Nurserymen says kids educated by planting roses gain knowledge and nature appreciation, with each member, including parents and even small children, tending one or more bushes.
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