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Show 1985 Create Beauty In Your Flower Beds From Bulbs 23, May Bulb flower beds can be a beautiful and simple addition to any yard or garden. Bulb gardening is easily compared with other gardening tasks, and most bulbs share common cultural techniques. local outlets or ordering from catalogs. Usually it is more economical to buy fewer bulbs of high quality from a good source than to search for bar- bulb flower bed does require foresight and proper planning. Its important to learn to recognize healthy bulbs, to select and prepare the soil, and how to plant and maintain bulbs throughout their or larger flowers. Bulbs should be firm and free from deep blemishes, cuts or soft spots. They should feel heavy for their size, not light or dried up like a seed. Small nicks and loose skins or However, planting a growing cycle. When planning your personal bulb landscape, aesthetic considerations become important. Gardens are more dynamic if you concentrate on planting a few kinds of bulbs rather than the to many. Other ways to add visual excitement to your garden include planting bulbs in clumps rather than as isolated plants or in single rows and planting borders of low growing bulbs around flower beds or vegetable gardens. If you want to create the look of a formal estate, choose tulips, irises, hyacinths, anemones or ranunculuses, which are spectacular when planted in large blocks of a single variety or grouped by color to create patterned Flowers make yards beautiful and add excitement With bulbs it is simple and unparallelled charm. designs. By creating lush areas of colors, you can either break up a lawns green expanse or highlight it with a border of bulbs to add a distinctive finishing and herald springs arrival for Flowers such as crocuses glory-of-the-sno- w most of us and, in the summer, brightly colored dahlias, gladiolus and lillies add much to the seasons beauty. Indeed, landscapes would be incomplete without flowers grown from bulbs. touch. Success begins with good quality bulbs. Always buy from a reliable source, whether you are shopping at fications. In general, most bulbs need bright sunlight but a few enjoy shade. Spring bulbs that like bright sun, such as daff- odils, do well underneath deciduous trees with high branches. These trees allow light to reach the bulb during the critical spring months. The best soil for bulbs is loose and porous with good drainage. Prepare the soil before planting bulbs so that the tender roots can easily move through the growing medium and water will drain through. Heavy clay soils or extremely sandy soils can be improved by the addition of compost, humus, ground bard, sawdust, or peat moss. You should consult a planting table for the proper planting times for various bulb types. As a rule, plant bulbs i Grasshopper Bait - KLEENUP, controls most difficult but you must not allow it to drift to desirable nearby plants. Prevent drift by shielding plants when applying. Since KLEENUP breaks down in contact with the soil, it can be used around plants as long as the spray does not contact desirable plant foliage. By taking the time to plan and properly care for your bulb garden, you will ensure spectacular visual effects for your entire landscape. Bulb flowers add unparalleled charm to any landscape whether it is spring, summer or fall weeds, TOOELES RENTAL DEALER Post Hole Diggers Hedge Trimmers Sprayers FertWome ""- -'i and Grass Killer. Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Weed We Have. . . Rear and Front Tine Tillers Power Rakes Weed Eaters WHATS BUGGING YOU THIS YEAR? i treating with a herbicide such as Orthos KLEENUP Ready-to-Us- e IMkEQQS FULL-LIN- E curved for tree rings ca any successful flower bed. Weed control in your bulb beds should begin in the spring, or when the bulbs begin to germinate. During the growing season, kill the weeds that appear in the beds by spot PTU' STONES . . . Also Winter or spring rain usually proall the moisture needed until the bulbs sprout. If you live in a dry climate, you may need to provide additional water if the soil dries out. Once your bulbs begin to flower, care must still be taken with the flower beds. Weeds are an eyesore to vide II Round Square Hexagon Scalloped Edging nutrient for healthy, green lawns tunics do not affect development; in fact, loose tunics help you spot harmful diseases. Site selection is another major factor for a successful bulb garden. Read the instructions that come with the bulbs you have chosen and then find a spot in the garden to meet those speci- PATIO STEPPING Ferti-lom- e" FERTILIZER balanced Normally, larger bulbs mean more A GaaioraiDrani) A gains. , as soon as possible after receiving them to prevent their drying out. Bulbs are usually planted at a depth equal to three times their diameter at the widest point. Again, it is advisable to consult a bulb chart for specific planting information. Seven Spray Dursban Insecticide i r Lawn Mowers Lawn Aerators Ditch Witch Trencher . . plus. Bull Float Moving Dollies Engine Holst 003ZX3 GREENHOUSE CEBttH) Carpet Stretcher and Many More Things 351 NORTH MAIN TOOELE QQO OO CT I C Ol O 0-- 1 |