Show iu iri r i f-f f 4 1 S r I 4 R IS r jt a Y Ve Vea i a t. t 4 wn rr 1 4 Grows GrONS I Foot 15 Flowers Jesse 1 B. B Harrison Harrion ave j 81 81 year garden expert who ho grows rows sunflowers 15 feet high with high with heads lar larger er than dinner plates Raf Raising ing- ing these spectacular flowers Js J hl his favorite hobby Your Garden Gardener 81 Beautifies S Home for 25 By fly r IC II 11 Folsom Editor year one J c e s a s e B B. B McCarrel has accomplished the al almost almost almost al- al most unbelievable feat of landscaping landscaping land land- the grounds ground o of a new home at a cost of about 25 His is no ordinary garden either but contains many beautiful flowers Ver velvety smooth lawns and some choice trees When Mr McCarrel moved with his son and law daughter Mr 11 and Mrs I I. I W. W McCarrel into a newl newly constructed home at 13 1 Harrison ave the lot had been bee vacant for 17 years and contained con con- tamed nothing but weeds The younger foll folks s had visions of a along along along long long- drawn out and expensive landscaping job but not Jesse McCarrel lIe He got right to work turned over o the soil in the entire yard and leveled lc it carefully Lawns were planted in the front and back yards Only the finest seed was used and this this was wa teas his largest expenditure Six fine trees were set out In Including Including Including In- In flowering flowering- crabs and haw- haw Some of the trees were ere given to him and he purchased I the others selecting the less Jess expensive expensive expensive ex ex- pensive smaller ones The flower flowerbed flowerbeds flowerbeds beds bed were carefully planned and most of the flowers grown from seed Mr r. McCarrel was especially i proud of his colorful gladiolus which he planted from He was rewarded with an abundance abundance abundance dance of gay flowers as large as those the neighbors grew from regular sized corms Another feature feature fea fea- ture lure of this unusual garden arden is the huge sunflowers The These e are arc Mr McCarrel's J special pride as they reach a height of 15 feet and have flower heads larger than dinner plates This enterprising enterprising- green has also installed a complete sprinkling system in the back yard This was made from scrap pipe at little cost He is 15 now v busIly busily busily bus bus- ily planning to install 1 a sprinkling system for the front garden |