The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

sme6 i sheridan style open morifri 930 a m 930 p m spring gardening hints the beginning of a new- gardening year is just about to start and with a little extra thought we can all enjoy the most wonderful hobby of grow ing a bit more there can be many dif ferent parts to even a small garden the formal foundation planting that sets your house off all year round the ornamen tal tree in your front lawn to the more active back garden with a pos- sible sunbathing area childrens corner patio and barbequing setting vegetable garden and the lawn and flower bor ders many people decide that the major portion of their landscaping should be done by a pro fessional landscaper while others like to do the hard work themselves and take advantage of professional advice whichever way suits you best it is wise to plan the layout of your garden firstsothatonceyou plant your evergreens shrubs and trees they can be left to grow without having to be moved one mistake which is quite commonly made is that when the planting is finished so is the care of the nursery stock and garden so i would like to run through a gardening year with you pointing out a few of the dos for the healthy and weii cared for garden do feed your gar den as everything does need nourishment from your spring bulbs to evergreens and trees to fruits and vegetables your lawn willbe nat urally green in spring but this is a tremendous ly exhausting time for the lawn without additional feeding and the serious gardener has a feeding programme which he fol lows every year begin ning in spring through to fall incorporating any doctoring for- crabgrass weeds- ants and grubs etc with the applications of fertilizer erous early spring feed ing and notice how they soon have a lush appear ance again definitely spray your evergreens with a systemic insec ticide one that is ab- sorbedintd the living tissues and prevent in sect damage which is clearly seen usually in the middle with brown dead patches prune b john brouwer of john brouwer garden centre fruit trees do need to be sprayed for insects and fungus before the leaf buds open dormant spraying and seventy percent of their protec- tion begins in april con tinuing on into the summer vegetable gardens need an early feeding and protection from insects from the time of seeding or planting everyone appreciates beautiful roses and even the real beginner can have healthy well formed blooms with the help ofrose food and in sect and fungus control do take away the dull winter coat from ever- greens give them a gen- tliem to keep them in shape each year do not wait for five or six years and find a monster in your evergreen bed many people are beat ing the summer heat and traffic jams with their own above or inground pool why not make your pool area a paradise to sit in with a few more trees or evergreens and edd an additional flower or rose bed have all the home comforts with the beauty of parks and areas up north in your own backyard my last comment to you is to enjoy enjoy your hobby of grow ing this year j come sheridan malls spring shopping spree contest pick up an entry form from any sheridan mall merchant and drop it in the ballot box at our information booth the draw will take place saturday march 22nd at- 400 pm the winner gets to spend si 000 00 in any or many of the fine shops in sheridan mall open monoay to friday 9 30 saturdays till 6 k mart family fair dominion till 10 00 pm sheridan mall 135s kingston road jl th corner of lrvsrpoof rd ahighwayno 2 ptcktlog ontario vtmwan uv