Ontario Community Newspapers

The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), August 6, 1969, p. 11

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Mixed borders are fascinating sized mixed border Twentyfive or years ago we used to call such a bed a perennial or herbaceous border How- gardens want to fill our borders A quick trip along such variety of plants the border just before In The Garden By John Bradshawi Including annuals biennials spring r and fall flowering compact evergreens A bright green lawn with a colorful mixed border down the side will add more beauty interest and charm to a garden than almost else you can do From very early spring until the heavy frosts of autumn it will pro vide the homeowner with neverending fascination the morning or a more leisurely one in the evening when the cares day have faded tern ly away will take the place of many a border There arc number of peren nials biennials shrubs ev ergreens and spring flower ing blubs that can be plan ted in late August and Sop- find that the biggest fault with most borders of this kind is their Theres many to try and add just one more plant to an al ready overcrowded border For people at tempting to do the work themselves the easiest way is to have the edges of the bed straight rather than a series of curves Borders are usu ally located down the sides material from the home compost heap are all satis factory and the type you back of the use will depend on its intervals along Its length feet wide and which has a garden which helps surround it with tin attrac tive flower picture frame All borders need suitable background which can either be a bright green hedge or a wooden painted fence If you plan on using the hedge as a background Its most important that the coldest its f Interest GOOD TIME August is a got to plan and plants low growing Farm Report By Al Wall mixed border I do enough to hold three essential groups of Agricultural Representative for York County One of the dairy farms in York that I cow stabling ami handling systems is Glenville Farms at Newmarket The experience at Glenville Is well worth some careful study by anyone who expects to stay in the business The following are some of Manager John comments on the changes at Glenville full of gin the front a medium height group in the centre and tall growing ones at the back In some of the larger gardens you can have a situation where such a border would have a lawn all sides In with filbrous roots which stay close to the plant and do not reach out any dis tance Into the border to rob the growing there of much needed food and moisture Chinese elm is the typical example of a the earth at the of one lb for every square feet Then mix the top eight inches i hand but for the larger ones tlte best thing to use is rotary tillage equipment like tall growing flowers are placed in the centre with medium and low growing plants on both sides so that there is a gradual drop from the suggest the best hedge material for your area PLENTY OF Whether you use living plants or wooden fence be leave plenty of maintenance have twin tower silos 20 possible to have a satisfac- new freestall barn for mixed border unless the main barn higher it had the big While about per cent and older developed ball game the proo fed in width Plants crowded and there ways that universal tennis an hedge or fence remembering that hedges need pruning and each year and wooden fences will need painting and repairing from time to time In allowing room bo sure and take into account the maximum growth of any plant or shrub Preparing the soil is simple and easy if you are men who will come in and do the job IN CONTAINERS Many shrubs and evergreens are available in containers and those can be planted just as soon as you finish paring the soil ire and Iris and popples are dormant during August and the sooner you can gel them into the border the In the case of the iris make sure you buy some of the newer and bet ter varieties rather than accept a gift from a friend of plnnts which may be full of disease or Ihe formidable In September peo nies are dormant and thats the time to plant them 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