Green Thumb Notes from a Small Garden Column
A reader shares practical tips on managing lawn fungi fairy rings with cautious advice from professionals. Guidance covers currant bush pruning, spraying for pests, and growing birch from seed, plus a compact portable garden method for limited spaces and low effort.
Question of the Meek A Lady Washington Geraniums
Reader asks why Martha Washington pelargoniums fail to bloom in heat and wet weather. Answer explains Martha Washington is not a true geranium, has short floriferous period, and suggests using common zonal geranium Pelargonium hortorum for color and beds. Also discusses Viburnum snowball care and aphid issues with dormant spray option.
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A. W
LeRoy
Marthe Washington
Fes
California
Lady Washington
Carlosa
Trees as faithful garden allies in urban life
In this note the author urges careful tree care for cleaner air and urban beauty. European practices of shaping trees inspire reconsideration of pruning here, with praise for the beech hedge and a call to select suitable shade trees for Elyria downtown renewal.
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America
Elyria
Broad Street
Unter den Linden
Berlin
Amateur Night for Gardeners Planned by Society
The Lorain County Garden Society under president James Resaod plans an amateur night featuring gardening demonstrations and slides. Members will discuss roses and garden tips, with cookies served after the demonstration and a program by Mir Ranier.
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Thessdat
Bese Arovane
James Resaod
Lorain County Rese Sede
the Society
Go-togethers for fall decor in single pots
A list of plant combinations suitable for centerpieces and mantels describes attractive go-togethers. It mentions Boston yellow daisy pot mums flowering maple and prayer plant in overlapping containers.
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Sears
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