January Reading List for Garden Center Fans
The Garden Center notes urge January as a quiet reading month with extensive book recommendations. It highlights gardening and landscape titles, flower arranging guides, corsage books, and birding field guides, plus practical January tasks like feeding birds and early planting and fertilizing plans.
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Fifth District Garden Center
Center
Alice Dustan
van Rensselaer
Louis Frohman
Jean Elliott
Karbobo
John A. Carol Grant
Desmond Muirhead
Dorothy Riester
John Taylor Arms
Flowers Unlimited
Patricia Kroh
Helen van Pelt Wilson
Julia S. Berrall
Sylvia Hirsch
Mary Kittell
John K. Torres
Roger R. Peterson
Louisiana
George Lowery
Claude Chidamain
Elvin McDonald
Lois Wilson
Which Attic Finish Saves Money Knotty Pine or Plywood
A reader asks which attic wall finish is cheaper for two new bedrooms knotty pine panels or plywood. The answer notes price differences depend on grade and species and advises choosing before framing. It suggests using 16 inch studs with knotty pine panels or 24 inch centers with sturdy plywood and offers a photographic belated greeting alternative.
Cold Winter Prep for Hardy Camellias and Tender Shrubs
The Southern Gardener notes a cold start to winter and shares strategies to safeguard shrubs like loquats and sweet olives. Shade and tall trees protect tender plants, while selecting hardy camellia varieties bred in California may extend winter flowering. avoid plastic coverings that trap sun heat and damage buds.
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California
Pennsylvania
Dawn
Donation
England
Prizetaker Polo Lima Bean Promises Large Pale Lima Pods
Gardeners hear about a new spring planting bean variety the Prizetaker Polo Lima Bean described by horticulturists as the largest lima bean yet seen. Individual beans measure two to three times larger than other limas, with pods six to seven inches long and one and a half inches wide. Each pod holds three or four large beans, offering excellent flavor and quality.
Cultural Fling Has Problems
Vivian Brown reports trouble at a cultural fling event with misaligned plans and organizer concerns. The feature outlines scheduling issues, participant tensions, and questions about venue readiness and audience turnout.
Moving paintings tested by expert care and DIY trends
Miss Jean Volkmer of the Museum of Modern Art explains packing methods for safe painting moves including the sandwich pack using excelsior and foam. She cautions against rolling artworks and notes rare objects require professional cleaning and timing.
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Jean Volkmer
Museum of Modern Art
New York
Matisse
Miss Volkmer
Miss Volkner
National Gallery
Washington
Europe
Carolyn Keck
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Murray Pease
Year 1964 New Year Resolutions and Plant Picks
The column lists homemaker resolutions for 1964, urging optimism, health, kindness, and personal improvement. It also highlights new garden blooms including African violets Capri petunia and varieties like Persian Blue Petite and Sweet, Cherry Tart, Magic, and other petunias for spring planting.
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Mrs. Homemaker
Two Ships Collide On Mississippi River South Of New Orleans
The Coast Guard will hold an informal investigation into a collision Saturday on the Mississippi River about 0 miles south of New Orleans. The Dutch vessel Sophocles sustained a four foot hole. the American tanker Leland Dean docked after braking off. No injuries reported and damage deemed slight. The Sophocles carried general cargo and was bound for New Orleans. the Dean carried chemicals toward Freeport Texas.
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New Orleans
Coast Guard
Mississippi River
Here
Sophocles
Dean
Fort Jackson
Seventh Street
Freeport
Tex
Baton Rouge
Strachan Shipping Company
Marine Contractors of
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