Watering Evergreens and Mulching Advice for Winter Injury
A 1964 Elyria Chronicle Telegram plant care column advises thorough watering of evergreens before ground freeze, feeding after frost, and mulching to insulate soil while avoiding trunk contact. It warns against overmulching and notes container plants need shelter. provides tips on saving specific plants and handling indoor houseplant tip burn and common dumb cane care.
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Chronicle-Telegram
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Winged Spindle Tree and kin brighten Elyria gardens
A gardening column recounts Euonymous alata and compacta hedge forms, notes red fruit and autumn color of several species including EB maacki, discusses gingko biloba specimens in Elyria and church lawns, and recalls Wisley garden tours with Roy Shepard. The author praises Golden Wings rose and reflects on plant introductions and local arboreta.
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Charles Kohankie
Painesville
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Medina
John Rankin
Center Ridge Road
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Brighten Winter Rooms with Flowering Houseplants
Readers can enliven gray days with African violet begonias and cactus family plants. Indoor favorites include orchid cacti wax plants and scented geraniums. many thrive with minimal care. The Mailorder Association of Nurserymen offers a free guide via Houseplants by Mail, 210 Cartwright Blvd Massapequa Park NY 11762.
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Mailorder Association of Nurserymen
Cartwright Blvd
Massapequa Park
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