Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 April 1951 — Page 38

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Events Planned

In Eastern States

Vacationing gardeners can take in flower shows any month, | anywhere, A few of those coming up include the state of Maryland's

14th annual house and garden|

pilgrimage .from Apr. 27 to May 9. ; Tours to Virginia's daffodil

fields leave Washington the first week-end in April, with any num-! ber of additional garden festivities such as the Apr. 15 azalea and camellia festival at Norfolk, and the whole . week of Apr. 21 to 28 designated as “Historic Garden Week,” for the state, Williamsburg’s Garden Week will be Apr. 22 to 27.

Royalty to Attend

Overseas visitors may visit the] Chelsea Flower Show in London] May 23 to 25 with attendance of royalty promised as a side attraction. The Scottish Rock Garden Club will put on {ts show in Edinburg tomorrow through Apr. 9, with another Alpine Garden Show. at Belfast May 17 and 18. Britain's National Rose Society’s show will be June 29 in London. | Coming back to American flowers, the Hemerocallis Society! wil convene at Little Rock, Ark.,| June 8 to 10. Rose gardens are spotted all] over the country with six new| official test gardens of the Amer-| ican Rose Society at Vancouver, | Middlesboro, (Ky.), Baton Rouge, La., Orangeburg, 8. C., Buffalo! and St. Louis.

Dates Indefinite

Dates are still indefinite but al

good camellia and azalea display is promised as usual in spite of] the cold winter at the Charles-| ton, 8. C.; Cypress. Gardens. f Qur larger cities are nolonger up-to-date unless they! have their annual flower show.| Detroit's is this week.

DISHING

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Q—Would you please give some] : roses? f

pointers on pruning They seem to be dead due to the very cold winter. A. M. M. | A—Delay pruning until growth: buds have a chance to come out and show you whether the wood is really dead. Professional growers have been prophesying that most climbers will be win-! ter-killed to ground level. If yours are, just cut off the dead wood at ground level. If roots have not been damaged new growth will come but you may not have flowers on the canes! this year. In any case, aim to remove only dead wood, cut-| ting just above any live growth buds. Even the toughest climb-| ers are not likely to have an oversupply of canes left after : this winter's cold. Note==Will the reader who asked about uncovering tulips and pruning grapes please send name and address. It will not| be used inthe column.

Send gardening questions to | Marguerite Smith, The Indi- | anapolis Times, Indianapolis 9, Ind.

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Times Garden Editor WANT TO plan and plant a productive, beautiful yard—easy on the planter, easy on the pocketbook, and easy to maintain once it’s really finished? Then you'll want to take seyeral tips from the Vernon MatNabb yard, 6616 N. ‘Pennsylvania St., one of the five new gardened yards included in the

Park School Garden Tour this year,

The apple tree pictured right, espaliered to a fence, is typical of the productive fruit garden, one part of Mr. MacNabb's seven-year plan. (Mrs. MacNabb says everything grew so fast it really turned out to be a six-year plan.) =

Little Each Year IN ANY event, the plan bought a little each year. It planted a little each year, so the family could do most of the work. It aimed, too, at easy by-the-family maintenance, ,once the complete planting was finished. Though Mrs. MacNabb's part in the “maintenance” program includes a sizeable yearly job of canning and freezing both vegetables and fruit.

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The two. college-age daughters, Betty and June, and their young teen-age brother, Bill, all come into that maintenance scheme. In addition to the fruit and

vegetable gardens, a formal garden, also at the rear of the house, and quantities of naturalized bulbs tumbling down the back yard ravine are part of the plan.

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Garden Events

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GERANIUMS

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‘Meefings

For Week Flower Talks : Are Slated

The call of wild flowers ‘and the arrangement of tamer varieties are features of club meetings for this first week of the first month of spring. Details follow:

‘ TODAY Nature Study — 3 p. m. Open House. Woollen's Gardens, .Virginia Pierson, hostess chairman. “Nature Specimen-— What's my Name?” a short walk through the woods led by Ralph Pierson. Louise McCormick, Sylvia Thistlewaite, Irene Beard, Sarah McMath, Emma Williams and Mrs: Pierson, assisting.

TUESDAY he Biz-Z-B—11:30:-a. m. Mrs, Carl Herald, 3828 Ridgeview Drive, hostess. New officers in charge. Mrs... Glen Harper, Mrs. Carl Herald and Mrs, Clarence Leavitt, first and second vice presidents; Mrs. Willlam Phillips, recording secretary; Mrs. Edward Hocker, treasurer, and Mrs. Edward Riebel, cor-

The garden will be on display May 12 and 13. The Park School Garden Tour is put on by the school’s association of mothers to raise money for the scholarship fund.

Greens Can Be Seeded Now

MANY greens can be seeded any time now, directly in the garden. Lettuce, spinach, tendergreens are three

hardy ones.

Others will produce in midsummer if you seed them in May. These include- endive, Swiss chard, New Zealand spinach (not a

true spinach). Still others can be picked usually right up to Than in September, is one. Kal Frost improves its flavor.

long after the first frosts and | giving. Broad-leaved endive, seeded .| is another specially good late crop.

u n = s ” ” GREENS properly raised add vitamins and minerals to the

diet.

If Junior doesn’t relish his spinach, maybe Mom doesn't

know how to cook it so it's tasty. To promote that “Let's have

more greens” demand from the

family takes very little doing. |

No more water than clings to the leaves. Short cooking time, Junior wants something chewy—not dishrag limp).

A variety of dressings, espec cook's magic. Extra greens in

ially Hollandaise, are the greens the freezer provide winter-long

vitamins, far more palatable than the drugstore variety.

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Efforts

Boosted by Cold Weather

“I TRIED to feed the birds,” week. “But dll that came were

commented a gardener the other those awful starlings and spar-

rows. So I quit after a couple of days.”

Whatever you think of the

starlings’ place in Nature's bal-

ance (sometimes a widely swinging balance, it's true) there's a

"| definite advantage in attracting | sparrows.”

One householder reports that he found the late deep freeze and the big snow that went with it was all to the good in his bird-attracting efforts. “We'd fed a hundred spar- ! rows, I suppose, for more than [ a year, but we felt repaid by | the flashing color of the few cardinals that came to the feeder. We looked upon the bluejays with a somewhat neutral eye. Their color is good to -see on. a dull day but I'd considered them pests until I took time to watch them a little. Then I noticed they are fine to warn other birds of prowling cats.

Noticed the Sparrows

“BUT during this last deep snow the birds really began to

appreciate. the fact that we

were putting feed out. They'd |

even “those awful starlings and “Now they know where they can find food I'm pretty sure they'll be back regularly and it's been worth the long-time feeding of sparrows to attract them.”

Removing Candle Wax

Use a piece of stiff cardboard to “scrape” .capdle furniture. Then wash off the residue with thick warm soapsuds. Rinse with a clean-damp cloth; polish.

Elected to Society Two members of the DOT Club were elected to the National Honor Society. They are Shirley Petersen and Janet Wilson. Other club members who belong to the honor society are Martha Oliver and Carol Capel.

Holds TV Party

A television party was held by

Explains His Methods

ADVICE straight from the tomato patch, where he rdjses big| ones and bumper crops, comes in a letter from Harry Hart, 2447 8.|

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Garden Gadding— Successful Tom

Delaware St. Mr. Hart is partial to hybrid he treats them.

He selects "only the best of his seedling plants.

responding secrétary. : WEDNESDAY ° Green Thumb—1 p. m. Mrs. H, L. ato Raiser Hunt, 6110 E. 10th, hostess; Mrs. E. J. Higdon, assistant. “Japanese Flower Arrangement,” Miss Jessie N. Trout. {Beech Grove—1:30 p. m. Mrs. Joe| Buckingham, 105 8.’8th St. | hostess; Mrs. Taa Binninger and Mrs. Thomas Wendt, assisting. “The Bavarian Countryside.” Mrs. E. C. Kakelam,

FRIDAY

tomatoes. And this is the way |

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own.) Then, after turning soil," he marks off planting points. In a circle about 18 inches across at each point, he removes topsoil. “Loosen sub-soil,” his method goes on, ‘several - inches deep.

Golden Glow—1 p.m. Mrs. O, C. Mills, 1131 W. 35th 8t., hostess; Mrs. Robert Price, assisting. “Flower Arrangement,” by William Gilbert of Flowers by Mary.

Appomattox Day Fete Set

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vegetables or flowers.

(Work about three tablespoons {commercial fertilizer into it, then replace topsoil. Set plant in center of prepared area. Work a couple more tablespoons af commercial fertilizer into the top

soil. Be sure to keep it at least re inches away from the plant.|

“Soak the ground thoroughly. |

[Never sprinkle the plants them-

selves. At least twice more during

Appomattox Day will be celebrated tomorrow by the Gov. Oliver Perry Morton Chapter, Daughters of the Union. The meeting will be at 1:30 p. m. in the home of the chapter regent, Mrs. Walter Baxter, 1133 N. Keal-

Nature Study—Cabin Chores Day.

Meeting Canceled

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the growing season give plants

{soak ground thoroughly.

\Orchid Society's May 13 show es-|

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“Stake plants if possible—you’ll dames Jasper Kelley, Blanche Dis-/for the luncheon tour conducted get earlier and better tomatoes.” imgre,

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Broad Ripple Garden Club, sched{uled for Friday, is cancelled. Inmore commercial fertilizer and Vi! tell the story of Appomattox. stead, members will go to La-

Mrs. L. C. Litten, guest speaker, |

NEXT SUNDAY

Time “come early as possible.” | Mrs. Arthur Beard, chairman. Ralph Pierson in charge of sunset supper. : .

The regular meeting of the

Assistant hostesses will be Mes-|fayette on the following Friday {by Prof. E. R. Honeywell at the

William Dunlap, Frank

{time of the state garden club

Graham, Niel Keishner, Newton convention. Mrs. Earl Burkhart, | NON-O R C HI D raising flower Lewis, .John Foudray and W. A, |fans will find two exhibits at the Myers.

newly elected president, will be| convention delegate.

pecially interesting. Mrs. B. F. Orr, show manager,! says they'll use two ideas picked, up at the International Orchid

#7] Show in Miami. One will be flower

arrangements in which orchids are the featured flower. { Another class will be an artistic| display of blooming plants. These, classes will be for amateurs only! but will include members from all over the state.

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TOM WALLACE of the Louisville Times gave Indiana a nice back-pat when he spoke at the] Indianapolis Garden Club's guest, meeting last week. f Any state that sets up a state

{park system studies Indiana’s{ (first, thanks to the" imagination|

and foresight of the late Richard] Lieber and Dr, Stanley Coulter, says Mr. Wallace. Mr. Wallace, conservation-mind-ed, stressed the fact that with our usual enthusiasm America is tending to overdo the business of establishing power-dams. Over -em-,

{phasis may lead to the sacrifice of |areas of natural beauty and in

wax from!

come somewhere into the yard. (the BOW’s Club last week-end.!

Then apparently, they noticed the sparrows in numbers around the feeder so they investigated. | “The result is that we'd fed | two song: sparrows—they're a | pair, I hope—several mourning doves, chickadees, -and at long last even some snowbirds( juncos).

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MRS. E. S. would like to know if anybody has raised “mountain

LANDSCAPING

WHICH WILL LAST—

As is the case in other fields, good landscape work costs more. When it comes to plants and trees, those which grow rapidly and can be started from seed, are the cheapest. Those which grow slowly, the dwarf varieties, which usually must be grown by grafting or from rooted cuttings, ere more expensive. . When they are small, there is nothing more beoutiful than the forest evergreens, Pine, Fir, Spruce, Arborvitce and Juniper. They are inexpensive because they can be grown by the thousands, out of doors, from seed.

Why Cheaper Plants Do Not Stand Up

But what a lot of pople do not know, is thot these beautiful forest trees which someone will set out three feet apart around the house, will each one start right out and try to get fifty feet high and twenty feet in diameter in the shortest possible time. This means crowding, shading and eventually the loss of the whole planting. By using dwarf, slow-growing plants, Eagle Creek is able to put in a planting which will last, because dwarf plants do not outgrow their space. It costs more because it takes a long time to grow dwarf trees. It will look better and it will outlast a number of cheaper plantings.

Telephone Us, and We Will Call

The best way to begin is to call us and one of our experts will visit your place. Then after he hos made his recommendations; you may come to the nursery and see the plants he proposes. Remember our sales yard is filled with potted trees for those who wish to pick them up and do their own planting. Ask for our new 1951 Rose catalog in colot:

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sage.” And Garden Gadder would like to know whether this is an-! other name {or one of the salvias or whether it is a sage used for seasoning. Anybody recognize the plant by that name?

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LEAF TYPES . . .. SC AND

more freely in the: garden. Give drainage. Then they'll flower all

EXPAND YOUR GERANIUM HORIZON—Use geraniums

them lots of sun, rich soil, good summer. Try some new scented

and colored leaf varieties. Try training a "tree geranium,” for ac-

cent in your border. Secrets of success: Pruning, staking, feeding.

When You Garden, Enjoy It

" Pencil and paper are important garden tools. They make the

plans.

Your plans can be as simple as a note on your April calendar. “be sure to plant asparagus and rhubarb at edge so won’t interfere

with ploughing.” elaborate drawn-to-scale sketches. In any case, plant to enjoy—

Treat yourself to a good harvest. String beans, tomatoes and your favorite greens are basic for big ylelds with least work. Broecoli is another all-summer_ provider. But-it -demands plenty of plant food and enough lime. Treat yourself to a bit of laziness this summer. You don’t have to spread out all ovér a 100-foot lot just to prove to the neighbors that you're a stout fellow.

Standard practices (lest you forget) are to sprinkle radishes in lettuce, carrots and beet rows. Scattered out, they grow bigger faster, also mark the row with

their quick germination.

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Catch rose fever and have-fun! If you want flowers fast, plant roses, says Hillsdale Nursery. If you want flowers all summer, plant” roses. If you want big return for least work, plant roses. And Hillsdale has hundreds of varieties to choose | from, For some dependable, | easy-to-raise kinds, start your | rose-bed with these hybrid teas: Mrs. Charles Bell—a shrimppink sport of the sturdy Radi- | ance family; Christopher Stone | and Etoile de Hollande, hearty dark reds; McGredy's Yellow, a very productive butterrcup yellow. These are only a few of the many good roses Hillsdale can recommend for your rose-bed this season. Call (BR5495) or write Hillsdale Nursery, RR 13, Box 185.

Easter came a week too early for some of Stark's tulips and hyacinths. So this week some lovely pot | plants -at reduced prices at | Stark’s. The tulips — double, single, rose, white, two-tone. The hyacinths, white, lemon, | blue, rose. The bulbs can be used outdoors later. Stark's Greenhouse, 511 S. Tibbs Ave. BE-1351. Open Sundays.

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Is the planting in your yard as nearly up-to-date as your car? Or your spring outfit? Many yards, ob- ! serves Eagle Creek Nursery, still wear the shrubs | that went nicely with the Vie- |

torian house. But the low hori- | zontal lines of mid-century | architecture need a different |.type of planting. And in the | last quarter century many hardier and more pleasing plant [ materials have been developed. They will add to the beauty of any planting. Call Eagle Creek Nursery about up-to-date landscaping with up-to-date plants.

| Eagle Creek Nursery, US 52,

1', miles north of Trader's Point. CO-2381. . * * .

and houseplanters —stop in at Hoosler Gardener’s now and sée his delightful new line of im- { ported French provincial- pottery—jyst in. Reasonably priced, too. There are cup and saucer planters (with a hole in the cup for drainage) | and regular-pots with saucers, For distinctive flower arrangements there are little pottery

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saucepans and skillets. Also at Hoosier . Gardener's—grass seed, fertilizer, early garden seeds. Hoosler Gardener, 741

9121. Convenient parking. ; dias

Flower arrangers

Broad Ripple Ave (rear). BR-

Or, if you're the perfectionist type, they may be

Quick maturing crops (like head léttuce, if you're an experimenter) can go between long sea~ son affairs like tomatoes. Bush beans can edge melon hills. (Before vines get going, beans are done for.) SH

Health, Budget Factors Many an “Oh, for-a-few-acres” sort of person fails to use the nine or. 10 square feet beside his garage. On south, west or east, it raises vegetables, strawberries,

raspberries (to mention just three possibilities). North, that narrow strip makes the perfect spot for slips under jars—a propagating garden—or for a garden of greens if it gets reflected sunshine.

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HOUSE OF FLOWERS

When you buy flowers from a florist who has originality and taste you get more than just the flowers. For distinctive wedding flowers call Bernice Brown of House of Flowers. «Mrs. Brown will come to your home in any part of the city, “ plan wedding decorations to fit your budget. Flowers for other occasions, too, at House of Flowers, 5801 W. Washington St. BE-2459. *

Well-planned planting adds to your enjoyment of your home. It adds dollars to its re-sale value, too. When you consult a member of ‘the Indianapolis Landscape Association you are sure of expert landscape work ~planning, planting, or maintenance. Watch for the Indian“apolis Landscape Association insignia on trucks. Consult a member of the Indianapolis Landscape Association.

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Raise your own top-tasting asparagus, rhubarb, small fruits. Bash’s ‘have the plants. Also pruning shears, garden gloves, grass seed and lawn and gare den fertilizers, garden seeds in bulk or package, Bermuda onion plants. All at Bash’s Seed Store,

141 N. Delaware St. RI-3733;, .

FR-7333. Convenient Parking.

* * This week at Edwards 56th St, Greenhouse, canna roots are going into pots, potted tuberous begonias are already growing. These” will be a good size by May 10th when your border is ready for them. Be sure to see the hanging basket begonias— ideal for patios and outdoor Iiving rooms. .Edwards 56th St. Greenhouse, just east of Keystone. IM-5842. *

* Cabbage plants are ready at Cossell's this week-—improved Golden Acre, Marion Market, Racine Market. Also caulifiower, brussels sprouts and broccili plants. 35c a dozen. Cossell’s Greenhouse, BE-1830. Set plants now.

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‘If you don’t want to be left out in

summer, order your shade trees now, says Midwestern Tree Experts.. Time is getting short, too, for prefoliage elm and other dormant spraying. Call H. N. (Mike)

Engledow, Midwestern Tree Experts. CO-2335. . * *

Garden ‘needs in season, baby chicks, pet supplies, at Jansen's. Grass and gard seed in bulk

now at

4010 Cossell Rd. °

“the Hot sun this