Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 17, 1963, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press saturday 196s the with the Boot Greener thumbs Fey Joyce emf fish if you keep Many fresh Flowers in your Home invest in Spray with Fine holes. This lessens dehydration keeps Flowers fresh. Damp rims on pots often cause foliage of certain plants african violets for instance to rot. Avoid in several covering with lace doily by covering with foil or scrub . .dry1, and dip in melted paraffin. During the warmest Days Cut Flowers will last much longer if the Cut the Prev ious evening heeded. Then soak Over night and arrange next Day. Flower Box by Phyllis Pautz Short Cut arrangement Here s a Short Cut to a pretty arrangement that s As easy As stuffing Flowers in a vase. For a two minute a just Divide a Large bouquet in half and Cut about two inches from the Stem Bottoms of first half. Put the bouquet together again and holding it loosely Over a table toilet All the stems touch the table then tighten grasp around Sterns and lower the Flowers into a tall vase filled with water. Artistic Charm at Assini Bome Park Manitoba is and their Visi tors derive a great Deal of pleasure from their civic Parks during summer. If we Are interested in artistic treatment of Shrub and Flower gardens Glide out to Assiniboine Park and absorb the varied charms of the International Goodwill Garden. It lies toward the Riverside of the waterbird Pond and just to the rear of with the in the intervening decade this renowned Garden has increased in Beauty annually. There is a color Ful contribution of annuals and bedding plants and my concern Here is to pass on some observations of shrubs and herbaceous perennials. Roses with the Advent of aug ust Many Garden roses hybrid per petals hybrid teas and poly Anthas Are entering a period of partial rest. After the big flush of Effort in july the Plant slows Down on Flower Bud formation for a spell while new shoots extend. By Early september the Rose by Shes of the continuing flowering types once again Start to produce their superfine Bloom. Yon will have noticed that the month of sep tember often gives the gayest show of the summer in local Rose Beds. Plant losses of roses were a re Cord last autumn Winter and this Spring. Even with the skilled care Given to the roses in Assiniboine Park a Large number froze or rot Ted. As a result extensive new planting was required. The re placements require considerable time to develop a Root system and Are cot As vigorous or Florifes Ous As plants that have been established for one or More years. Hector Macdonald who directs the ornamentation of metro Parks maintains a trial Garden for the american Rose society. This As sures the Public of being Able to see the most promising new roses while they Are still unnamed being merely designated by numbers until they have earned by several years of performance a place in the Rose Queen Row. For example or. Macdonald had rated the exciting Tropicana american new Rose in 1963, As most outstanding in Quality and local usefulness approximately three years ago. The advantage of hav ing the trial Rose Garden right Here in City Park is Gratifying. Shrub roses most of the Hardy roses grown in the shrubberies have completed their flow ering. Exceptions Are noted in Grootendorst supreme and the hybrids As represented by Hansa. The former is filled with clusters of Carnation like deep red Flowers the latter although in Bloom is be set with jaundice like Chlorosis the degree being in proportion to the amount of digestible Iron the roots Are getting. The or. Merkeley Rose named after one of our most versatile Naf l. Skinner of was arrayed with some of its the s h r u b roses we Iii Flower ing then into Winter with Jred hips must be valued among our Best landscape adornments. Shrubs Woody plants belong in a Flower particularly a Large one like the one in question. Over the Garden Wai no. 706 by w. R. Issue landscape consultant noted As thriving in strategically placed spots Are winged Euonymus five Stamen Tamarisk Arctic Wil Low Cherry Pri sepia artemesia or Wormwood Rocky Mountain Juni per Little Gem Cedar pyramidal Cedar Pachi Stima wares Cedar cotoneaster thymes almonds and Spires. Tall grasses in addition to the tall flowering herbaceous plants used to provide height and Back ground visitors Are impressed with the use of Phra mites. This is the Reed grass or Cambric so Well known to denizens of our marshes. Soon the tall stems will produce plumes which give the clumps a tropical feathery effect. The Flower Heads Are often Cut for drying and dyeing to Supply airiness to Winter bouquets. Herbaceous perennials the Goodwill Garden is a fruitful place to study these cherished re Peater plants. Most of them Are designated by easily read name labels. The month of August is usually dominated by annuals and other bedding plants but there Are a few perennials that add Bright Ness and color during this hot month. A few worthy of study As we take notes on plants meriting Home planting this september or next May Are Garden Phlox Mon Arda or Bee Balm Lyth rums Gail Ordias lilies Day lilies Campana Las Dianthus and daisies. Monarda four varieties Are impressive in Goodwill Garden for at least part of August. Croft Way Pink with Bright Pink Flowers has been a favorite for some years. Mahogany is a Rich red. Brandon no. 3, introduced by h. Is Marsh All Horticulturist at the Brandon experimental farm is a Fine Plant with vinous Reddish Flower Heads. Prairie Knight is mauve to Violet. Gaillardia this Plant Nat Ive across the Prairies has been refined. It is an answer to those asking for a perennial that will Bloom for months in a dry spot. Are half a dozen varieties available including the. Dark cop Pery red Burgundy the red and yellow mandarin with Large flow ers the Golden Dazzler and gob Lin the Dwarf Only 12 inches. Season is june to octo Ber. A comon name is Blanket Flower and the Plant does not per form at its Best except in rather lean soil. Shade plants the Garden has a diverse collection of fun kias or plantain lilies. International Flower show the big event will be held on the Winnipeg civic auditorium. It starts at noon on tuesday. Every body who appreciates the splendid province they live in should attend and Ess Joy. The rare Beauty ered " from the gardens and. The artistic accomplishments of those who stage arrangements. Your friends. This is Manitoba on Parade ;