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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1955
Page
17
Edna King Mandeville advises rock gardeners to choose low growing varieties under 12 to 15 inches, with both annuals and perennials. A mixed packet aids beginners, providing early bloom from annuals and sturdy perennials for color next spring, plus diverse varieties to explore. Watering requires a fine spray and thorough wetting. list highlights several blue, white, violet, and multicolor options suitable for rock crevices and soil pockets.
Practical guide on transplanting plants with tips to reduce shock. Pre move feeding, prepare starter solutions, minimize root disturbance, handle pots and flats carefully, plant promptly, and water properly to ensure quick recovery and earlier harvest after transplanting.
Gardeners can grow many perennials from seed at a fraction of plant cost. Choose hardy varieties like blue anchusas and columbines, delphinium, shasta daisies, coreopsis, gaillardia, and pyrethrum. In northern states sow with vegetables, start outdoors in flats, transplant to nursery rows, and expect blooms for years with little care. The article notes 60,700,000 pounds of Turkish tobacco used in 1954, up from 40,000,000 a decade earlier.
Garden planners can shade and color with vines such as Porcelain Berry Ampelopsis brevipedunculata ideal for low walls and striking fall hues. Engelman Creeper Ampelopsis quinquefolia engel manni and Boston Ivy offer vivid autumn color and fast coverage on walls. Celastrus orbiculatus Bittersweet and Celastrus loeseneri provide bright berries and long autumn display. Other decorative vines include Mme Galen Trumpetcreeper Jackman Clematis Sweet autumn Clematis paniculata and Japanese Wistaria for home landscaping.
After heavy winds or storms, valuable trees can recover with expert pruning and care. Hire an arborist for limbs over 10 or 12 feet, ensure proper wound dressing, and rely on insured, reputable firms for safe, effective restoration. A mature shade tree can be worth $800 to $1,000 or more.
In Indianapolis a woman choosing rose bushes for a friend asked about a rose named Eisenhower. Told the name she hesitated and replied she cannot take it, explaining her friend is a Democrat.
Poison gas is claimed as the best method for destroying moles considered troublesome pests in gardens and lawns.
Scientists warn that halting corn cultivation could trigger widespread ecological disruption and food supply risks. The hypothetical scenario emphasizes corn’s role in ecosystems, agriculture, and economies, highlighting unintended consequences of abrupt agricultural cessation.
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