LAWN MOWINGS
In hot, dry weather, it is not a bad plan to allow; the fine mowings to remain on the lawn after cutting, as these will acfc as a protective mulch and prevent scorching. The plan is really effective, for it is said after cutting that scorching is likely to tako place. Lawn mowings make a fine mulch for spreadmg around fruit bushes, in the strawberry bed and elsewhere in the garden. Spread among young carrot or onion plants, they will help in the fight against the ''flies" that attack these crops; any insecticides whioh may have been sprayed over the lawn mowings will retain their virtuo for a long while. Tho mowings may be dug into the soil to open it up and enrich it, and they can be added to the manure heap to eke out the supply of material.
Old-fashioned, But Charming, Wallflowers are among the favourite flowers of the garden, and in spring there is no garden, however small, that can alford to be without a bed of these brilliantly coloured spring plants. They are most accommodating subjects. They look well by themselves, or they can be used in association with many other spring flowering plants. They combine well with datt'odils and tulips or blend eft'ectively with the forget-me-nots or polyanthus primroses.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 30, 29 October 1937, Page 8
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217LAWN MOWINGS Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 30, 29 October 1937, Page 8
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