Show DINING ROOM DEMAND DEMANDS S i. i 4 t i iI I 4 y 4 I s sI I t S S 1 iS S 4 I t p S 4 S S S 'S S S S f S S SL L' L S 5 S S SS 5 S S St S t S i x I Y S f x S S s S SS S. S The dining room of her Paris home shows Elsie de Wolfe Lady M Mendl Mendi dl pra practices ti what hat she preaches preach s. s Note tho ho mi mirrored wall and gaily pa painted screens that hot add light and brightness and the he absence of heavy pieces of furniture furfure I Shrubs Root Sooner in Fall 5 5 S Soil Than That of Sp Spring SpringS ilg S' S S By MAUD CHEGWIDDEN S Telegram Garden Editor With the arrival of October the amateur gardener in in inthis this lo locality locality locality lo- lo may start a great many operations which would have been dangerous to attempt earlier By the middle of the month he should hay have his is fall work York in full swing S some Home ome 01 ot inee tasKS as as' planting of the spring-flowering spring bulbs may only be attended to this month and next while others including including including in in- planting of new shrubs trees roses and many perennials and the moving of these these- same things one place to another in inthe inthe inthe the garden may be performed either spring or or fan fallS S However it is best to do everything everything every every- thing which you can do in the autumn months instead of waiting until spring Believe me reader I know what I lam Iam am talking about when I lurge urge you to do all the fall planting and moving that you can I have learned my lesson through sad ex ex- I Fall Moving Best The soil soli in my large garden Is a I stiff hard clay Adobe bricks could be made from it with the greatest of ease After it has has' been watered in hot weather it dries into a mass of concrete while in spring it remains cold and sticky long after more amenable sandy soil is warm and friable Years ago when I was new at gardening in this climate and geographical position I naturally thought spring the time par excellence excellence excel excel- lence for doing almost all garden work but time after time I was hindered in what I wanted to do because because because be be- cause of cold spring rains blustery winds and the unsuitable condition of the ground It is useless to try planting anything in wet ground for tor results are never satisfactory Our spring weather is almost always always al always al- al ways cold and raw while cold sleety rains are frequent Then quite suddenly sud sud- suddenly denly the summer comes and the temperature soars all at once Things are are no sooner planted than they have to withstand the hot rays of the sun which draw moisture out of ot foliage and which force leaf buds to unfurl almost before the new shrub has had time timeto to establish establish lish roots These conditions are hard on on the shrubs shrub's constitution and temper i i I Ground Suitable In fall on the other hand the gro ground nd is warm still from the summer sum sum- m mer r suns days are are lovely and pleasant for working in in A A. shrub b planted in late October begins to make r root ot growth immediately and by spring is all ready to start into top growth with no setback at all aU Those shrubs which flower in spring such as forsythia bridal wr wreath ath flowering almond Japanese quince and above all the lilac should be planted in October or November Another nother reason for doing planting in autumn instead of waiting until spring is the undeniable fact that you are more likely to correct mis nils- mIstakes takes in your garden now than you will be if It you allow winter to inter Inter- vene Now you remember clearly where certain plants were needed and which specimens did not fit into the the- place you had bad previously selected for them Next spring even though you make notes in your garden book you wont won't feel half so enthusiastic about making the corrections Get out your spade sharpen its edge see that other tools toots are at hand and in good order and prepare prepare pre pre- to pare begin that most enjoyable of ot all tasks the fall garden work vork QUERIES Mrs A. A W. W Salt Lake writes I T planted some Canterbury bells and would like to know if it would be all right to transplant now or wait until spring I also would like to know what the dues are to th the Salt Lake Garden club I sure get a lot of wonderful ideas and help from your page Thanks a lot Answer Thank you too If your Canterbury bell seedlings are good size I should move them to a If It wherever you wish them to bloom they are very small wait until spring Dues for the garden club are one dollar yearly They will be glad to have you join |