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Show a W DESERET NEWS, THURSDAY, 5 MARCH 1, 1973 j Th VAAVf1 11i minor Iliot of Color L Annuals bring a riot of color to any garden. They are especially good for planting in the newly landscaped yard for you will find an annual suitable for every need. There are compact, low growers for border planting, those of a size for middle of the flower garden and tall ones to use as i4 WAKE Sni?5 fMvCL-Sn- FCRTfl8 c FERTILIZER 1 IT'S SPRING ANDT!,ME TO GET STARTED GARDENING. FERTO IS NATURE'S BEST FERTILIZER FOR GARDENS, LAWNS, FLOWERS, TREES, SHRUBS AND POTTED PLANTS. VISIT US AT THE GARDEN SHOW AND GET TOUR (FREE COUPON) OR VISIT YOUR LOCAL DEALER FOR K If you have a place that receives part shade plant nasturtium, pansy, impatines, or balsam. The impatiens are becoming very popular for shady locations. The dwarf types are particularly nice and furnish an abundance of bloom all season long. A moist location is often difficult to plant! Larkspur, Amaranthus or panisies or Bells of Ireland should do well. There are many fragrant annuals to bring lovely scent to the garden. ' 1.99 savings for spring shopGreen vinyl hose has solid pers! brass couplings. Measures V'2 inch diameter by 50 feet long. d Zumias today are a far cry from the flower of a few years back. They are beautiful enough to cut and ue in arrangements for any home. You can obtain them in many types and sizes from tiny border types smch as Thumbelin-- a which grows six inches tall and is filled with interesting bolo blooms, to the tall growers with their huge six inch flowers. GARDEN WHEELBARROW Reg, IV 10.77 ' SEE THE FA&UiCUS V n) t flew Kirby 1 Clasn Vacuum VISIT US IN OU.37H AT THE HOME AND C Mrs. and Mrs. Joseph F. Varoz and their children stand alongside a healthy crop of annuals. SHOW L-- JOHN D. SANDERS Talk to the Trees 484-461- has its own characteristics, each variety has its own peculiar personalities; depth of root, growth of trunk, spread mans history. of branch, size and form of Close your eyes, and you of flowcan almost feel the weight of leaf, shape and color and the type and kind of er, the cavemans club, or the slim true shaft shaped for the fruit, all make up the qualities archers bow. Listen carefully,, of character. The tree sends its roots into and you will hear the branches and leaves whisper, sing, the soil to pick up moisture and shout. They whisper low and plant nu rien s. hese are of the creaking ships deck; carried up from the roots they shout out the challenge through the trunk into the of the jousters lance; they branches and out into the thump out clear the message leaves where the water, minof the jungle drum. You may erals, and other elements are even hear the lullaby sung to combined with the carbon an infant laid to rest in a dioxide in the air to manufacmanger crib, or hear the sobs ture food to feed the tree. The of anguish in memory of the energy in this food manufac-turein- g crucifixion. process is supplied from usually sunlight, light, Look closely at the trees and behold their magic! Great but always and c;Jy from These manufactured was built into bght. adaptability foods are in the form of sugman and great Mriety into trees. In part, it is because of ars, starches, proteins, etc., a"d are used to build new this variety that the trees have been such value to man roots, new wood, new leaves, fruit, and seeds. In this way, the world over. 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See that the soil is well drained and dig in some humus such as screened compost. Soak the seeds before planting. Dig a shallow trench and plant seeds abomt an inch deep and that fai apart. They like the sun and you should give them to something soemtheing climb upon. L. T'" se- oclock, poppy, sunflower, verbena and zinnias will do well in a similar situation. Fortulaca will make an excellent ground covr for one season. Reg. Early-bir- ' calendula, cosmos, four 'V'xSO' VINYL HOSE I;: Use annuals such as the snapdragons in flower borders. mounds filled with blooms resembling small roses. The African daisy, Sweet alyssum, bachelors button, mart 11 a wilt furnish lowgruwmg THURS., FRI., SAT., & SUN. Safe Wfcan Taw Sava M O plantings. Some flowers require full sun, while others prefer some shade. If you have a dry' place where nothing seems to grow plant Fortulac-a- . These pleasing little plants so plan your plantings Ttyri is important that you L lect the right spot for your your nurseryman ready to be place in the ground around the middle of May in our area, depending upon the weather. You can also start the plants from seed planted in flats early in the spring. Remember that these seedlings will be ready to set out in the garden in about eight weeks AND BAGS 10-l50-L- Try purple sweet alyssum with pink petunias or perhaps you would like yellow marigolds with it. How about pink snapdragons with white and pink petunias planted in clusters of one color and an edging of blue lobelia or blua Or try Dark Opal Basil with its rich purple foliage in back of a planting of Sugar Plum petunias. Anyway, work cut your favorite color scheme using your favorite flowers. It ft a You can work out some very special color combinations with your annuals. They, can harmonize or contrast. background material. Then you have shrub-lik- e plants and annual vines. Plant annuals so they will make a show in the new garden before the permanent planting is tall enough to be noticed. The tall growing bush plants and the annual vanes can be used to provide privacy for patio or porch and to soften the lines of buildings. An annual, as you know, is a plant that completes its life cycle in a single season. The seed germinates, the plant develops and blooms then goes to seed and dies, all in one growing season. You can grow annuals from seed planted in the ground after it warms up in the spring or you can purchase them as bedding plants from UP, PARDNER, a '. . Fac- |