GARDEN GUIDE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 100, 14 May 1937, Page 15

GARDEN GUIDE

THE FLOWER GARDEN Giow more flowers. They are benn4cent legacies to every xnan, woman and ehild who inhabit the earth. "Who ean estimate the elevating and reflning intlueneee and moral value of flowers with all their graeeful forms and shades, combination of colours and exquisitely varied perfumes? All spring flowering bnlbs should be well established by now and the gardener's thoughts must turn to the summer bulbrous subjects. Plant all liliums such, "as tiger, madonna, auratum ani speeiosum. Any well-drained soil ■will ' suit theSe subjects. Axum lilies, pink and "yellow, 'should now be planted. What makos a finer show in the summer monthe than the eannasf These gorgeous flowers may be planted this month. Older roots tnay be lifted and d'ivided, manuring the soil beforo replanting. Michaelmas daisy, helenium, golden rod, ete., should be cut back after flowering, dividing the elumps where necessary. For quick displays the following annnal8 may be planted: — Iceland poppies, jjansies, early stocks, ageratum, antirrhinum, statice and violas. All tbe.se will flower in the winter and early spring, Plant perennials now if flowers are required the first season, such as carnations, gaillardias, calliypsis, delphiniums, Canterbury bells an«l geums. The following seeds must be sown in boxes if success ie expected: — Nemosia, eineraria, gerbera, carnation, pansy, dianthus, lobelia, primula and polyantbus. The following seeds may be sown in the open for quick displays hnd b'order work: — ^"irginian stock, alysaum, candytuft dwarf nasturtium, linum^ linaria, leptosyne. Primrose and polyanthus clumps should be lifted and diLvided, planting out the divisions 9in. apart. • - Carnations, exhibition varieties, should now be set along the borders. Lime the ground thoroughly when planting. Dahlia blooms that are spent should be cut off to allow th® buds to blossom Qut. Chrysanthemums should be watered with sulphato of ammonia and. potash.