GARDEN GUIDE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 130, 18 June 1937, Page 11

GARDEN GUIDE

THE FLOWER GARDEN . The ideal gardener must ever be look ing toward the future in scheming an planning work that in its season shal bring its own reward. To this end h shoold be contemplating the plantin of roses, shrubs, tidy hedges _ and a] those subjects that make this worl worth living in. Commenee now in the rose bed weed ing out the weak and sickly grower and replace with strong healthy varie ties. The average small garden ha no roora to support weaklings. Selec only varieties that - do well in you soil. Cut back all dead wood ani prune the necessary growths. Ornamental shrubs are now availabl and ground should be prepated at once Relinispora makes a fine close shml on a lawn. Fan and phoenix palms ari hardy and graceful, lending charm ti any home. Flowering shrubs that bloom in thi winter are bouvardias. These dainty dwarf-growing shrubs can be obtainei: in all colours. Luculia, the pink flow ering tree, gives masses of bloom foi a long period. £?ow seeds of all the spring flowerin£ plants such as cineraria, nomesia sweot peas, carnations, gallardias, del phiniums and all hardy growing var ietias. Now that the wet weather is here wise gardeners will sow in seed boxes or frames. Plant out the following seedlings: — Stock, poppy, violas, antirrhinum, stalice, primula, cornflower and larkspur. See that Ihe soil is weil drained and the ground well worked. Dust plants with lime, killslug or tobacco to keep theni from the ravage of the slugs. Fb.nt gladioli bulbs, mixing sand with the soil. All varieiies of lilies rnust be set this month before the buibs begin to shrivel, divide old c'.umps of michaelmas daisies and- goldcn rod, etc., replanting new crowns for fresh flowering.