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@ THE OSHAWA TIMES, Thursdey, April 25, 1963 SARNIA COOKING takes on real giamor in a handsome, com- fortable outdoor setting such ~ as. this one. Completely en- closed with colorful, translus- cent fiberglass panel fencing, a barbecue party or any eat-out oceasion will be private, and free from wind and dust. Landscaping and planting the| home property is one of the first eonsiderations in a home im- provement program. Tens' of thousands of home gardeners this. season will be planting trees and shrubs to make their home and properties more liv-| able, more beautiful and more valuable, with the jobs ranging in size from a few shrubs to complete landscaping programs. An advantage of home im- provement through landscaping is that the home owner, if he ever wants to sell the property, will get a higher resale price. Well jandscaped homes bring 15 to 20 percent more in the real esiate markets. Independent! studies have shown that a mini-| mum of six percent of the tota!| value of the property invested in landscaping, and planting will bring the higher return when and if the property is sold. Meanwhile the whole family, as we)}] as the neighbors point with pride and pleasure to the beau- tiful flowers, shrubs and fruit. Landscaping adds neighborhood prestige. In setting out to improve your} property with landscaping, start | with a well-conceived plan. You have land and sky and space as} your canvas to start painting aj lovely, yet practical Trees, ing plants are the art materials with which you work. Develop a@ pleasing composition. First, study the location of your house and the slope of the ground. Look at the property as a whole, not just house, or drive, or yard. Before you plant, visualize the @utlines of your p'anting as you want it to be ultimately. Make sure the types of foilage blend | together. Get the advice of your) nurseryman. Your planing for best effect | able for accent. together to make a pleasing pic- ture. A good way to determine unity and correct proportion is to study the plantings around other homes that are exceptionally pleasing to you. Remember that every plant should have a defi- nite purpose on the property. Your first consideration prob- ably will be a planting around the foundation of the home to tie .the building to the ground in a natural way, and thus make the home more attractive to family and neighbors as well. Bare, stark walls are unsightly. In the foundation planting you will want low-growing shrubs plants that will not grow above | the first floor windows. A tree at the most open cor- ner of the home will be desir- In front of the picture. | enrus end ether Hower! abratice te the plant. must have unity, that is, it must tie house, drive, walks and land' Picnic Spoiler Is Poison Ivy Tf you picnic in the woods this summer, don't forget to watch out for that old summer fun spoiler -- poison ivy. Eight out of 10 people are susceptible and, contrary to | popular belief, repeated expo- sure does not help you build up It only makes you more sen- sitive. Even natural immunity has been known to disappear in time. If you do come with poison ivy, scrub_ skin thoroughly and immediately with a naptha soap, allowing the soap to remain on the skin several minutes before rinsing. Once a rash has appeared, | avoid applying water, oily oint- ments or alcoholic solutions, Calamine lotion relieves the itching, but in severe cases you should see a physician. in contact and | foundation planting open- lawn space is popular in order to pre- sent an unobstructed sweep of grass. If you have a lovely open view from any location on the property do not plant anything but low-growing plants to set off the view. Tall shrubs and trees should only be planted to frame the view, not to block it. Con- versely, if you have an unsightly view, or need privacy where houses are close together, a| screen planting of tall shrubs or | trees should be made. Some: times one wishes a low line of demarcation between his pro- perty and the next. A living fence of roses or low shrubs may serve in that case to be! admired by your neighbor as! well as- "your own family, Flowers Display Likes, Dislikes Fiowers, like people, have spe- cial likes and dislikes, special uses as well as special colors, widths and heights. Take loca- tion -- some flowers such as alyssum, portulaca, nasturtium, forget-me-not and others revel in hot, bright sun and do not seem to mind a little drought. Others like the begonias and most lilies prefer .shade and moisture and do best when they are not in the direct sun for more than a few hours a day. There is another group such as the stocks, sweet william, sweet peas and so on, that are not especially noted for their foli- age, but are grown mainly for their beautiful perfume. Some flowers, like the cosmos, are extra hardy, some like the zinnia won't stend any real cold weather, Some are very dwarf like alyssum, foget-me-not, lo- belia, pansy, dianthus, viola and ageratum and suitable for plant- ing in the front of the bed, while some are very tall such as the amaranthus, chrysanthemum, eosmos, delphinium, hollyhock and so cn and make excellent backgrounds. All these points {are noted in the seed catalogue Landscaping, Planting Boost Value Of Home and are of vital use to the gar- dener in planning and planting. SIZE WHEN GROWN When planting trees, shrubs, or even what will eventually be good sized annual flowers and vegetables, many people seem to forget that those things wil grow tall or wide or both. They crowd them far too closely to- gether and far too near side- walks, walls and fences. Then when the shrubs or trees really start to develop they have to slash them back and make them look unsightly, or else they have not the heart to do so and | pretty soon they are living in a sort of jungle. Also if shrubs or trees are planted only a foot or two from the wall of the house, they are sure to die at the bot- tom and the main stem or trunk will grow away at an angle from the wall seeking the light. Shrubs that will reach 5 to 8 feet at maturity need at least 110 io 12 feet beween if they are | to develop in normal and beauti- | ful fashion. As for trees in the} storey house especially, big ones have no place at all. Far bet- ter to select small sorts like the Mountain Ash, Japanese Maple or some of the. many. blossom- ing ornamentals and leave the big fellows to the parks. And most fair sized annual flowers and vegetables want room too, at least half as far apart in the row or garden as they will be tall at maturity. BACK INTO SOIL Where the garden is of fair size it is an excellent plan to have some. secluded corner, screened off by vines, shrub- bery, lattice work, or a rustic fence or wail, where one can establish a compost pile. This with a little care and planning does not have to be messy ,in fact it can be kept almost as neat and attractive as any other corner. For the compost heap itself, all'that we need will be a few rough boards stained brown or green, or better still concrete building blocks or bricks suf- ficient to make a_ box-like af- fair four feet by four and two feet deep or larger. If we are going to compost garbage re- fuse it is also advisable to pro- vide the box with a screened and hinged top to keep out flies, dogs, and so on. Into the compost heap goes anything that will rot grass clippings, leaves, weeds, clean garbage like coffee grounds, orange rixds, banana skins, egg shells, ete. Over two or three inch lay- ers of refuse packed down, it is advisable to spread a layer of good soil to which we can add a little lime and chemical fer- tilizers to hasten composting. Every few weeks it is aiso ad- visable to soak thoroughly. The top of the heap should be kept roughly level so it will absorb rain and not dry out. There are few things that will brighten up a wall or a fence, a patio or a verandah so much as a window box filled with flow- ers. And they are not at all dif- ficult to have. The main thing to remember is that these are concentrated gardens, and thus we need specially rich soil and most important of all, frequent, small city" Jot and with a one | often daily watering. Before YOU BUY ANY. WINDOWS. SEE THE NEW Koroseal RIGID VINYL S TORMS! They Won't... pit, corrode, chip, peel, + +. @ product well worth investigating! NOW ON DISPLAY AT LES EVENISS SALES! 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