Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 April 1950 — Page 39

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Tuberous | Begonia Loves Plenty of Shade

Shady yards are just

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That is, ‘unless you yearn for plenty bf flowers. But that's when the tuberous begonia comes to the rescue, For it loves shade, too. In fact : it does best with only a little sunlight and that little filtered through slats as in a “lathe house” or an overhead bower of leaves. Some growers with- only sunny yards like to plant vines at either end of a tuberous begonia bed to give their darlings shade. Others depend on higharching trees to dapple the sunshine over the delicate blossoms,

What ever. your s ; t you un filter, _ [NBEGONIA CAMELTIATTI ORAL

flowers as early as possible. For they're gorgedus and long-last-An Indoor. decoration- oes

light, porous auick-draining and ch ‘soil mix

; 2 FIVE: Provide more plant sor in successful “culture 004 (for they're greedy things) : * : x by spreading a mixture of bone ONE: Start tubers early. y 2

nea) and cottonseed meal on

Peat moss makes a good start- "the bottom of the seed flat.

buoy late NT RASA i

| ning!’ You can store them over

‘winter-in the same pots.” Main points to watch for ‘success are shade, preferably with a touch of filtered sunshine, loose moisture holding soil, plenty of plant food all summer long, and fast drainage after watering. This last provision can be made in even a stubborn yard by terracing a high bed with flat stones, filling the bed with proper soil. .Or you can bury pots of begonias in peat moss | in this raised bed. { The tuberous begonia is | sometimes called the mocking | bird of flowers—for it blooms in so many different shapes, Some kinds resemble carnations, other roses, or camellias,

| Fringed.. plain,..double. single...

and one with dripping flowers and leaves that make it a perfect hanging basket -begonia. This one's. useful, 100, for win-

OME. ituation. do Ara Regret © _“Colorful as roses, exotic as orchids,” that's the ‘way one enthusiast descgibes them. And that's probably why they get more popular every year.

ing: medium,

TWO: Push tubers down into * a shallow (three-inch) “layer of

“~~ AANIPENed PELL Moss. "The con- 3

cave side of tuber goes up. THREE:* Keep peat moss damp but not Wet until the little plants are at least finger length. FOUR: Then transplant to

Colorful Decorations

If you're growing them all summer in pots, they'll need another transplanting later.

In pots they'll make colorful decorations for a shady terrace. They can be carried indoors to light the fireplace with flower

pots or seed flats filled with a

flame for a summer party eve-

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Each. pound contains’ 3,000,000 seeds bursting with energy to build a velvety lawn. Economical because you need only half as much as of ordinary seed, 1b — $1.35 5 lbs — $6.45 SPECIAL PURPOSE BLEND = for deep shade, drier soll, terraces, ploy orem «1 hb $1.18 TURP BUILDER ~ complete grass food, provides afl autrients needed, for healthy growth. Economical as 1 1b feeds 100 sq fy 25 Ibs feed 50 x 50 f# — $2.50 Peed 10,000 sq ## = $7.50.

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in this first" week of April. | schedule follows:

corrg | Green Thumb Garden Club—1:30

Garden Clubs— Flowers Get

Attention

Narcissus and perefinials ap-

propriately are getfing attention

from garden and nature clubbers ‘The

TOMORROW |

| Blue Flower Garden Club—12:30

38th St. National

p. m. Box Lunch. Branch, Indiana Bank, Mrs. C. E. Adams, Mrs. “Max Tuttle, hostesses. “Wings—in—the Garden,” Mrs:

Harlan Craig. WEDNESDAY -

Garden Gate Garden Club — 1

p. m. Mrs. Elmer Schmalfeldt,

Davis Road, hostess. Installa-|

tion of officers. Mrs. Wallace

Clark, president; -Mrs. J. H. Doty, vice president; Mrs. Ar-| thur Erickson, secretary-treas-| urer,

pm. Mrs. H. L. Hasbrook, 655

By MARGUERITE SMITH, Times Garden Editor .' Too many football games last fall. Foo many cozy af noons in front of the fireplace. So you’didn't really ever get around to sowing that grass seed in the cool autumn days.

(There's always next fall—we- hope—to put on finishing touches,) ONE: Get rid of stones and debris to save your temper (and the lawnmower’s blades next summer.) Rake gently if you've got grass already established or you'll be yanking some of that out by roots. TWO: Take time to prepare ‘the soil, long 3 Jus, believe it or not.) ¥ . REE: Pile on all the water- -holding, soil-loosening stuff you > gef. That means compost, rotted strawy manure, woods dirt or leaf mold, peat moss, even fine sawdust helps break up jam-packed clay particles. Mix this sort of ‘thing into top six inches of soil for best-root results: - FOUR: Feed that Dream. Yard from the beginning. A 10-6-4 chemical fertilizer is good for a quick lunch. Use grout three pounds to a 10 by 10 area. For staying power, ther:

(Saves time in the

before you seed, then seed can’t possibly be burned. Organic

hurry. SIX: A mechanical seeder spreads seed evenly, aly. ‘By hand, sow each area twice—crosswisé—for eveness. Avoid a windy. day... i es SEVER pa De a Do AAS REF

EIGHT: Once you've watered the i Jet it dry out. The seed won't understand it at all if you first encourage it to grow; then let it die for lack of that necessary moisture. Grass seed gets discouraged easily, It's the original pessimist that says ‘What's the use, they don't love me." . NINE: Don't waste your money buying grass seed unless you're willing to spend time encouraging it. wi TEN. Clover | is a great little nursemaid for uncertain lawns— — it’ s tough. It can take it. And’ a Tittle: seed | goes a Tong way. |

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"LANDSCAPING?

(NUMBER 2 OF A SERIES)

Answers to this question will appear in this paper from: week to week. Watch for them. Below you will find the J “'second of these replies to the question. |

Color and Texture Are Important Nature has provided a wide variety of foliages and colors. A competent landscape designer knows how to combine these to give you a beautiful and constantly changing landscape picture from month to month. A solid planting of just one color and type of foliage is | usually rigid and tiresome. ‘It is just the same year around.

Keep An Open Mind | If you select a competent, reliable source, you can place | confidence in their judgment. After they have designed your planting, ask them to take you to their nursery, show you what plants they have recommended, and tell you why they have done so, The first step Is to look at your grounds: Call us, and we will visit you.

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By MARGUERITE SMITH |

this winter and want to raise al

few vegetables in our back] ter handy in case of dry e of dry spells. ya.d. But the soil looks awfully!

poor. Can you suggest what we ‘Garden C Club “Names

could do so we would be able Committee Chairmen I bave a garden, also a few) Committee chairmen of Emer-| ers on Grove Garden Club as named | A—First of all, put on just as 5 Mrs. H. P. Willwerth, presimuch soil loosening, water hold-| dent, include Mrs. Myrtle Larson; ing material as you can- get.|conservation; Mrs. Pierre WilThat means rotted manure, liams, historian, Mrs. John Olsen, woods ‘dirt, 1#af mold or com- horticulture; Mrs. Luther Alberts, post. One way to use these ma- legislative; Mrs. Omar Hudson, terials to best advantage is to roadside development, concentrate them under seed! Chairmen for special events are |

[Backyard Adventurer

Then here. are pointers to help. save your-lawn's.face now. ...

fertilizers can go on. Atl. the same. Aime As. seed if youre in a

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“But why are they: called purple,” Mrs. Wheeler writes, “when really | they're a deep raspberry color. "R |” Only two of them showed their s {reddish tinge at this time of the!

year. The lady of the finch family’ {always goes around in a demure

such other fertilizers as the sewage sludge type, or cottons a {gray dress. It's her mate who meal. A combination will please your grass. : {sports the ‘color—especially In FIVE: Let rain (or your sprinkler) carry chemicals down Summer, Ne

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ledge out at General HosShe's right outside Dr. Myers’ windows—and in

crops if you have plenty of wa-

a definitely used, last-season nest, reports Mrs. Myers. “I first noticed her on Mar. 21,” [says Mrs. Myers. “She might '§ {have been there earlier but that | seems an early date for a mourn{ing dove, or any bird, to be nesting.. However, she didn’t bother to make a new nest. She just took

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