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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 2003
Page
13
Kathy Ven Mull Knight Rudder of Newport News Virginia notes the appeal of daffodils for easy care and year round bloom. Melanie Paul cultivates 600+ bulbs of 20 varieties, wins ribbons at shows, and follows tips from Daffodils for American Gardens.
The guide lists tulips, rises, daffodils, crocuses and hyacinths as prime options. Choose potted bulbs not yet flowering with shoots up and buds formed. Tap the pot, remove soil gently, avoiding root damage, and plant directly in soil or outdoor containers with care.
If you missed fall planting, buy potted bulbs and plant them today to create sprightly garden accents.
A guide suggests planting groups of tulips and daffodils in outdoor pots, along walls, lampposts, or garden beds in varied colors. It mentions red tulips with yellow and orange options and notes combinations like pink tulips with grape hyacinths. Call NFBIC at 718 693 5400 or visit bulb.com.
Daffodil enthusiast Melanie Paul selects bulbs for fall planting aiming for perennial blooms. Varieties include Martinette with early yellow and orange scent, Intrigue with a white mature cup, Modern Art with ruffled orange cup, Birthday Girl white with a long cup, and others like Avalon Ice Follies Poeticus and Sir Winston Churchill.
A Southwest gardening primer explains mulch types Bark chips rocks straw hay leaves and lawn clippings sawdust and their pros and cons. It advises applying about two inches and keeping mulch away from stems to avoid disease and pests while noting mulch cannot solve all drought damage. Kate Nelson writes for The Albuquerque Tribune.
The piece guides starting peppers for home gardeners noting early varieties like Ace North Star and Lady Bell for cooler climates. It advises black plastic mulch to heat soil and speed ripening and lists hot peppers such as Hungarian Hot Cherry Bomb Hot Portugal Jalapeno and Habanero with light humor about care and the Naples New York nursery owner George Abraham and family.
Experts mark National Lawn and Garden Month urging careful yard work with mowers. About 230000 injuries occur yearly from lawn and garden tools. advise keeping children inside, avoiding rides on riding mowers, clearing debris, wearing boots eye protection gloves and hearing protection, and proper fuel handling to prevent fires and splashes.
The Washington Post offers a concise lawn care note detailing methods to restore sparse regions. Techniques include reseeding with suitable grass seed, raking, aeration, proper watering, and avoiding heavy traffic until new growth establishes.
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