Insecticide Safety Guide Versus Poison Risk
The text advises avoiding insecticides when possible and stresses safety. It covers selecting the least toxic option, reading labels, avoiding mixing, keeping children and pets away, storing and disposing properly, wearing protective clothing, and applying minimal spray with careful handling to prevent exposure and accidents.
Forest roads aid private West timber industry efforts
Private forest industries in the West build from 15 000 to 20 000 miles of access roads annually to ensure strong fire protection and professional timber resource management.
Johnson urges architects to solve urban crisis at Mt Hood event
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson spoke at the American Institute of Architects convention in Portland urging delegates to use creative insight and bold leadership to tackle urban issues. She toured Mt Hood area via sno cat with Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman, learned about timber conservation, and attended a Timberline Lodge dinner before staying the night.
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American Institute of Architects
Johnson
Portland. Ore
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Mt. Hood
Here
Tollgate Camp
Mt Hood Nation
John Eliot Allen
Think Small: Landscaping a Small Garden Smartly
California gardeners often overplant in tiny plots due to climate and mobility. Choose trees and shrubs suited to small spaces such as Victorian Box and pale evergreen varieties, Oleanders in tree form, Pineapple Guava, Strawberry Tree, Deadly plum foliage, Golden Bamboo, Heavenly Bamboo, New Zealand flax, and dwarf conifers. Explore CA N nurseries for options like Magnolias and Olive trees to create a balanced, compact garden.
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California Association of Nurserymen
California
C.A.N
New Zealand
Edging adds the final touch to summer garden edging
A garden edging expert highlights annuals ideal for edging in summer gardens. Petunias Agoratum and Lobelia provide continuous color, Verbena offers old fashioned charm, Zinnias and Thumbelina varieties suit sunny spots, and Dwarf Marigold brings bright color along borders.
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California Association of Nurserymen
Petunias
Deck edge ideas to enhance wood deck design
A decorative edge treatment adds verve to a deck. Options include laying a 2x8 border around Douglas fir 2x4 boards or creating a jagged edge by offsetting every other deck board six inches. Another approach uses scraps to form a low railing accent.
Right Fillers for Cracks in Wood Repair
A guide on selecting wood fillers for cracks and holes. Covers ready mixed plastics, dry powder compounds, and cabinet makers' sawdust glue method to create tintable fillers that match wood color. Notes limitations of linseed oil putty, staining issues, priming, outdoor use, and cost differences.
Planting and care tips for fall bloom and pest control
This week gardeners can plant Plant Bird of Paradise from containers for fall and winter blooms with sunny exposure. In interior valleys provide partial shade. Vine Berries growers should cut old canes to ground after fruiting and loosely trellis new growth. Tall Bearded Iris may be planted now with new varieties. Dahlias need frequent feeding. Remove aphids from roses and consider granular systemic insecticides that both control pests and feed the plant.
Garden club funds donated to Prospect Park exhibit garden
Redlands Horticultural and Improvement Society votes to give 25 dollars to the Memorial Grove at Prospect Park. Dorothy Lee attended a district meeting of the American Hermaracullus Society in Bakersfield where members offered day lilies to the Redlands Society pending Park Commission approval. Mrs. Lee hosted an open garden showing many day lily varieties.
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Redlands Horticultural and Improvement Society
Memorial Grove
Prospect Park
Dorothy Lee
American Hermaracullus Society
Bakersfield
Redlands Society
Park Commission
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