THE FLOWER GARDEN

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 177, 13 August 1937, Page 13

THE FLOWER GARDEN

Those who have not plantcd should do so this month while yet the plants are dormant. Newly-planted bushes may be mulched with rotted manure, whicli eonserves the moisture and shields the ^ surface roots later in the summer. Sxx good sorts for the private garden aA: Goe. Dickson Bed; Edel, white; Golden Ophelia; yellowj C. E. Shea, pink; Mrs. W. H. Kowe, muuve; Countess of Gosford, salmon. Lawns that are looking sick and patchy should receive a good topdressing of soil, which will proinote good growth and cvenness during the warm months. Lawns that are f airly good may receive a dressing of manure, ulood and bone, supers an4 potash, say, 4oz. a square yard. The following hardy anuuals may be planted out: Antirrhinums, larkspurs, statice, Canterbury bells, poppy, nemesia, primnla, and carnations. Stocks may do well if given a dry situation. Lobelia makes a good spring border planted 8in. apart. Herbaeeous plants such . as canvas shasta daisy, golden rod,, ete., may be lifted now, divided and planted out in f'resh soil. If it is intended that they remain in the same place as last year the ground should be well manured. By this means the plants retaiu thei.r vigour aud are able to produce good flowers each season. Cyelamen in bloom may be given a weak solution of a liquid manure. Oid blooms should be cut off to make room for fresh ones. All ornameutal and flowering trees should be planted at once, choosing brightly-coloured varieties such as azaleas, oleander, rhododendrons, etc. The following seeds may be sown in the open border:— Dwarf nasturtium, candytuft, mignonette and Yirginian stock. Sow the following in seed pans or boxes: Dwarf inarigold, phlox, pansy, stocks, ealliopsis, iverbemi, hollyhoek and scabiosa. Summer flowering sweet peas may be planted in specially-trenched land setting the seeds 6in. apart.