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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1990
Page
7
Review praises Oramental Grasses a comprehensive up to date guide by Carole Ottesen with Maryland ties. It notes professional consultations with landscapers horticulturists and nursery owners and highlights design layout and availability at area bookstores.
Editor George Bria argues daily garden records boost success and joy. He cites Jefferson’s notebooks and his own decades of observing planting times, crop trials, and pest quirks to tailor timing, varieties, and care for a Virginia area near New York.
A long list of practical garden resolutions urges planners to map seed choices, crop rotation, pest prevention, mulching, pruning, and timely harvesting. It emphasizes soil care, row spacing, weed control, preserves, fruit tree protection, and orderly project prioritization. It also notes asters, varieties, and how to obtain Earl Aronson's guide on house plants.
Pruning shapes plants while preserving natural form and vigor. It trains young shrubs, offsets root loss after transplanting, and removes dead flowers to keep hedges neat. Heading back versus thinning cuts drive growth versus removal, with timing tied to flowering and weather constraints.
Maryland Department of Agriculture will join fruit and vegetable growers and food processors to promote Maryland products at the Canadian Fruit Growers Wholesale Trade Show in Montreal February 5–6 and the Canadian Food and Beverage Show in Toronto February 18–20. Governor Schaefer backs the effort. Contact Errol Smail or Noma Sesskin at MDA for details.
Gregg Black and Roger Hennes of the Meriners Museum in Newport News pull a distressed loon from a frozen Lake Maury. The bird was taken to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals where Director Gene Falls said it was in good condition. Falls noted ice on area lakes is limiting diving birds' food intake.
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