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Show BS1 M 1 L : j? f rrr.Trrr:?ar?k" I The rfif at wKich to trim the ehruts ar0 ehewn by the , meek. Right Wrong HOW TO TRIM LANTINO ANO RUNINO Tha futui l.vellniNl an J devtl-ipmrnt devtl-ipmrnt of our I'irvlii depends a gieal deal up in bow r treat them when wa I tret take them home from t he nursery and put them in our rrdn to Sw?nd tio rvt of ttirr 4a a, rlraf of alt. Shrub altouM be planted in heda. Tha area for the phrijh brda hould lo definitely set as hie br a scheme or planting plan, and tiiia narf ahould ho (aided up. fil ed with god rh h soil. Then lha holra r the hruha shouM be t'ug. 1 hee should bo Urge emtugh 1 lo allow tha roots of each plant to spread nut na turn II v. and 4ep enuuah to allow planting at the protor depth. It ta muh heller to hae tha hole too deep than 1o hallow, aa the pinnt ran be mlaed up a little nhilt Ut Out Is being placed around It. Too mui'h rmpliAffia ran no be plm-ed to- lmoMan-e of furnthihii good fertile sll in which to late the shrubs grow A treat many peph n.ake tha piialnk in putting tir p'antinga aiound their hotie fiMinilaipina. of putting' tha ehruhs in lite soil that baa been filled In by tha rontraclMr when biiitOiitg I he bouae. This ground la often found to be that Whlrh hat l-ern rki-aaiel from the baaenient. rniireiv la king in Halitv, and alM rmiiiinlng brn ka laairila. planter and a lnte nf ever) thing es-rt god plant fofxl. H a well to work in aoiu fe t (titer with tha aul, rititrr well rotted manure, or some inminrrri.il t e of pljnt fon hR I ep it mif t ie ht "It cd. PRftSCRVC MAPt After th shrub have been plnred In the rd, then the tp nhouhl te trimmed hoik lUt hail wa. llowrvrr, In all tritnnnni;. the ith a should be kept in mind, to pe. errve the natural shape of the bunh. Neer rut lli topa ail off at a rer-tun rer-tun lie.ghl u lliey h'k Ilka 0 lieUe. In pruning eartv spring bloonilng hi u ha. wa should watt until the flow t-rin s' win has paaaed, ot h rt n im sHita of lha blosauins W ill rut awav. Alter most shrub bar peroma e-ialilibrd. tliey need lllilr, if any. teiniing ek'etd In cle.in nut tit nl no I, and rut off straggly 1. -n lir. I Many plants aeo ruined by over-1 over-1 pruning, i other than by lark of It. i V' KiTltN: What ara aoma nt the brt prrennUtl piun fr neV-rir' neV-rir' Mr-. . A. T.. t;rhtaill. ANnWr.U: We n-e fUnla in a rm aery to roi rr tli" ground and creep between the row ks ami f"r thla reason w should srlri i for most of tha plant in the rork garden, gar-den, thoe tluil hae thi luthil of grow t h. rome of lhe terennlal creeping plunts are Arabia alpina or Itock t'reM wltb-li prtMlu. r irrve. IV Wllltn bloaoina In Apill; Auhrle. II. a orly Iml rvetreen plnnt which ha lavender and pink flower flow-er rarly In the spring; A I) 'sunt aatatile. g jfllo flowning arirl; I 'erant lum totnentosuiii, w nsr fnl.age v. rarrrn and With h emrB into bloaaom In Mny w ith many starlik white fhwrr. Tli'" few mt lette W HI form a nU' leil alMut which vu may aM a great m.tnv ottier floweea. Wl KnrioN: Will ou te mehnw to at range stepping mnra in my garden? I am tr ing to make an outdoor luinrf rtMun out of my h"' k jaid- Mrs N. H.. Halt Ijike t Itv A NM W .II: Any kind of iha Whether lliey be Blepping atone. brik or gravel ahout bve aun-dt-f.niie pui toe for thrlr r Jutrn' f They shuld lead In rtme p'ave In the g .it ten ilrsign. o'berwin they i'iv no definita purwse and their "prrsenre 1 pm elv artlflrtnl. Work out a atiieme for the arrunge. ment of our garden and the iwa-tlon iwa-tlon of the pntha will thrn find a tleftntte place and tu can ue tapping tap-ping ! Ois " "tir pat !t otif r .i t. |