Gardening Notes.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2714, 1 October 1887, Page 2

Gardening Notes.

Considering the great nntnber of plants' itvailablo for forming screens,, trailing unit creeping.plants are more neglected than any oth«r class of snbjeots wecultivate. Ho -much, tjtqe and attention: have-hitherto been hestowed on orditiv ary bedding plants, that the merits of plants available for other purposes have been lost;. sight of, Many uiisightly objects' that mighthavebeep.' either shut put by.,a floral;': (screen, or ' luado sightly by'lueanrpr^juJiCious übb of trailing or creeping plants," p'l)> trade upon the' Bight. ;:• Tbe few" in» starjGesinwhich trailing aud creeping' have been judiciously- •employed clearly i-how- how ■ niuoh variety: and charm they are capable of impartiog to pur gardens', 'Many of us might, in. de.ed,-learn a lesson, ffom the cottager,: who,tiiuoh uioii-frequeutly than•■ the; professional cultivator;: avails himself of .this class of plants to form bqw/era: and pillars, and'trains them''for.-the double purpose 'of forhijug a screen. and making, at the';.iame floral display. • The jmrpos'e .for which ch'e;soree.n's are. required ; niuaV decide. their character arid form. Ivy -isunjf questionably the best evargreen plaut; with whlci'rtb'lbrm-,a permanent' screen. It is not particular as .tp,.soii: or fcho position .in which.it is. placed, ,■ aud it is ; very easily trained tO: -wires. In positions where- a largo screen is. required, and where its'cbar.ac.tqr must be somewhat informal, and yetpossoss. a" certain degree of lightness, Iknow of 'nothing so suitable as. Ayrshire Roses. These are capable of being ; mado to lorm a screen up to a boighfc of.from ten feet to twelve feet, aiid with careful management they will "reach that height in the third or. fourth year after planting. Not only, too, do they lill a'spaco quickly, but they may bo made to'form a screen, either light or. heavy in character, according to the amount ofgrowth the cultivator may choose to |ay in. In yood soil tlioy are aiiro to grow vigorously, but tljey are s,q hardy Ujat Revorepnining dobs them no harm, and, whon . rightly managed, they flower abundantly, They should be allowed to much as possible in their own way all the summer. In autumn as mqcb of the old wood as .can be spared should be cut out, and. the strongest of the young growths laid in to take its place. If this advioo. is followed, will be every year such . i display of roses, as few would be' prey pared to expeet. A screen of ihia description, when rightly managed,, maybe made to serve a twofold, purpose—to shut out an objeotionablq •view; and to oreate a-floral; display: 'such' as cannot "be Obtained by:any (i'.hs'r means'. ..As regards bthor forius; of screens, those partaking'of a.'rustic character are much in favor, I have nothing to say against themwhen they, are not "constructed in a stiff,/and lormal manner, but it is top much the practice to form them on some elaborate designs, which renders them unsuitable for many positions. I have not the least.objection to rustic screens formed ofrtrimmed boughs, or. similar materials, provided they are erected in a plain substantial manner ; but, gsneraily speaking, there is too much material used in their construction, and then, no matter how suitable.the plants trained-on them may- be, they have.-no' chance of -showing tljeir. ,'dharaoters off to advautage j the whqle affair is too heavy and cumbersome to be pleasing. A few upright poles and. crosspieces, judioiously disposed, are all that.are wanted to form a groundwork on which to train plants. Tho most suitable plants for covering soreens of'this description are Clematis, Jaokmani and Clematis Montana. The urstis well known to bo a striking pilkv plant, and, with a little training, it can be made to festoon any prominent position. C. Montana has white anemone like flowers, which aro freely produced l oarly • in summer, and tho plant makes vigorous growth.' Several of thehoneysuckles are admirably suited to this purpose, especially Flexuosa, Reticulata, and Braohypoda, the last, being everygreen. The common white and naked flowered Jasaamines

are well adapted for tbia kind of work, as is alao Eerria Japonica, better 'known '. as the yellow Oorchorus; indeed) there • is no scarcity of suitable plants, if we ' care to look for them, There are also several half-hardy plants of a olimbing habit that nre capable of making many. unsightly objects bright and'cheerful during summer if trained againirtfc., theml''. Thefß : are-not many which j-.oii \f til ft : : fedcef'• which;' might one orothefcof •&•'■■• '•' :'th*e climbing plants |ust' fwqied. Ey&.. . V/ ', a few creeper, plantß<i|.: ■)■< aUhe!.ba«!'Of some feathery pea sticks','.';%, ;^ jil gr6#; M climb without :.ahy"" : :V and; will be better than liaV©jspjtces.-• 'This plant takes kindly ..■'..' to.alruost aijy kind of soil, and, as it , produces, great yellow r' ■:,. •flowers, ;it'js bright and effective. !«| Unsightly low ; walls"6r fences could.be VB made gay by .means of the tall Nastur- t« tia'm,. Canary Creeper, Convolvulus .: n.iajoivoi'&ven a few; scarletrimnera.'■■', m Naaturtiiimg aie ; ,ajsp valuable for Mt covering dry, sunny bauks whero few tK •other, plants would live. One has only . jj : to pu'tnua few 60tla early hi spririg, will carpet thogroVudwitEtheir blosßoms of misj^ (fttojfl. jf . • (» ...