THE FLOWER GARDEN

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 7, 1 October 1937, Page 10

THE FLOWER GARDEN

Wbeii Mother Helps. Have you ever noticed the difT-erence between a garden that is cared ior by a man and one which has the eom* bined atfention of Tom and May? 1 have. Tom by himself" does much useful work, but when he is axded by his wife, the garden improves by leaps and bounds. 'Father's job is in the city, and when mother directs the house on some cherished scheme we know without peeping over the fence that the plants are thriving. Tho Garden Grows Apace. That is only as it is nieant to be. We know that a Iittle help given at the right time is the best assistance. When mother takes a pleasure in tuning up the flower beds, the mutual gains and happiness are better in every way. The hand that rocks the cradie still rules the world; yes, both the home and the world in which the roscs and poppiea work. together and so by combined family efforts can wO produce garden displays that are the envy of the whole neighbourhood. Hardy Growing Seeds to Grow Now. With a little care, any of the following flowers can be suceessfully grown by any amateur gardener, and sowings can be safely commended in the open ground this month: — Antirrhinum (snapdrogon) : Splendid for massing beds or borders. Aster (plume strain); Beautiful chry-santhemum-like flowers, unexcelled for bedding. Centaurea (Imper'ialis): The improved, large flowefed sweet stiltan. Clarkia: New double flowering varieties, eXcellent for massing. Larkspur (Bosy Scarlet): Blooms are produeed on a long, graceful spike and are of exceptional. value for cutting. Marigold (African); Very effective with large snowy flowefs. Marigold (French): One of tho most prolific of summor-flowering annuals. Phlox (Grandiflora) : UnsurpaSsed for massed efllects. Petiinia: Pree flowering, specially valuable for bedding. Poppy (Shirley): Very showy. Blooms profusely and condituously, Sunflower (MiniatUre) : Free-flower-ing and hardy# Salpiglossis (Emperor) : Bichly--veined flowers of great value On borders# Zinnias (Giant dahlia-flowered) s A brilliant class of annual, excellent for massing in beds or borders# Beautiful Lawns,

"There is nothing so pleasing to the eye as green grasses finely sown," This famous quotation should be impressed on the niinds of every teador. An untidy lawn, reduees the appearance of your home 100 per cent, Begin now and resdw thoso bare patches. One ponnd of seed will sow 20 to 25 square yards of ground. Pork over bald spots, rako level and sow your seeda. Topdrcss with frcsh soil and well roll. Annual weeds may be held in checfe by watcring with sulphate of amUicfflia, 2 oz. to a gallou.