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Show The Salt Lake Tribune Sunday July 15, 1984 S19 Gab from the garden Summer care of the garden by Genevieve H. Folsom ! Tribune Garden Editor ; WOW THAT THE flowers are all planted and in bloom do you think you can sit back and enjoy their loveliness? It doesnt work that way as your garden needs continuous care even during the summer months. Perhaps, we should say especially in the hot weather. Randy Hoffman, who was formerly the Salt Lake Application for the Tidy Town Award V Community name I! Name of person completing this form iI Street address ,4 Community County extension horticulturist and is now working on his doctorate in horticulture, says everyone who has a garden should set a schedule for keeping their garden up. Work out in the cool part of the day early morning or in the evening. While you should not do severe pruning now, you can prune lightly, our expert finds. Prune out dead twigs and branches and any troubled areas. Prune so the air can circulate in the plant, as this will help to reduce insect and disease problems. You should schedule your watering for early morning. Mr. Hoffman likes to sprinkle the plants to wash off the dust, but lets them dry out before evening. He likes to power rake his lawn in the spring to get dead material out, and in June and July he sets his mower high about IVz inches. Mr. Hoffman fertilizes the lawn twice a year, once in April and again in October. Use a liquid fertilizer and apply according to the directions on the package. He even likes to have his iwn taken care of commercially. Another note from this expert on water deep for trees and watering Zip Telephone number Civic Beautification Awards Why do you believe your community deserves the 'Tidy Town' Award? Tell what your community has done to encourage private and clean up beautification: Entry Blank Fill in the indicated information and mail before July 30 to: Civic Beautification Program. The Salt Lake Tribune, P.O. Box 867, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110. Name of Entry Where Located Type of Project CERTIFICATION: (Must be signed by an authorized community official). i 1 I certify that if our community wins the 'Tidy Town' award that and receives a mini-par- k we will provide and prepare a level site with irrigation water available and that we promise to maintain the park. i 'i I Signature Title t Mail to 'Tidy Town' award, The Salt Lake Tibune co Genevieve H. Folsom, Garden Editor, P.O. Box 867, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110. Entry must be postmarked no later than July 30. Enter in Class Project Entered by Address 1 Signature of owner, manager, or head official is required before projects on private property will be judged. ment project? Year shrubs and water as mentioned above vate gardens, professionally dein the cool of the day. When you water signed; C2 private gardens, D during the hot time of the day it tends community to bum the leaves of the plants such beautification and clean-up- ; El juas your roses. nior landscaping and gardening; E2 junior landscaping and gardening; AS MOST EVERYONE knows, you E3 ranch and farm improvement; can place plant material into the gar- E4 neighborhood improvement; E5 den at any time during the growing tree plantings. season. Mr. Hoffman suggests that if State winners will receive specialyou are planting a tree, allow plenty ly designed plaques with the district of space for it to grow and find out its of needs. Make certain you stake the winners receiving certificates imis a merit. There continuous in new tree especially if it is a windy provement award which goes to proarea. which improve each year. You jects When you prune, Mr. Hoffman sugfirst must win a state plaque and then make certain your pruning four continuous gests you improvement bars to equipment is sharp. If your hedge is receive this award which is a tree in cement a should box, you planted and special plaque from The Salt prune it back as shown in the photo- Lake Tribune and Western Garden a slant the back hedge graph. Always Center. The Salt Lake Tribune prelitte at the top so sun will get to the sents the plaques and certificates of lower branches. Dont, he says, plant merit. material with thorns in a living area. The Utah Association of NurseryHe prunes back the straggly leaves on his peony plants. However, do not men and Landscape Contractors will present three valuable prizes worth prune back the plant as a whole. $500 each. These are In the flower beds keep the spent approximately one will go to the tree plantings flowers clipped off and allow the with the most entries in community spring flowering bulb foliage to ma- the under 3,000 class, with another to ture. You can plant annuals in the bed be presented to the community with to cover them and supply color in the the most entries in the over 3,000 popsummer. ulation class. So get busy and get the Mr. Hoffman likes to plant so he entries in from everyone in your has color and fragrance in flowers, town. The third prize of the $500 tree shrubs and trees. Even in winter you plantings will be given to the commu can plant so there are colorful twigs and berries to enjoy. The birds will enjoy them too. This expert says to plan your maintenance. Plan the times when you can not work in the garden for such major improvements as building fences, paQ. Please teU me how to care for tios, etc. This gives you more time my outside ferns? Thank you. during the growing Season to care for Mrs. H. N. Salt Lake City. the garden. A. Ferns do best in a cool, shady HAVE YOU SENT your entry into location in the garden. They like plenthe Utah Civic Beautification Awards ty of water, but the soil should be well program? Dont delay for the deaddrained. line for entries is July 31. There are Q. When do I plant Oriental popmany classifications to select from. They are: Class A garden club pro- pies? I have always admired Civic and service them. What would look well with jects; Class B1 them? A.E. Layton. clubs; Class B2 churches; Cl pri nity which, in the opinion of the judges, has accomplished the most in landscape improvement in a one-yeperiod. ar THE 1984 TIDY TOWN award will go to a community of under 3,000 population in 1984. In 1985 it will be given to a community with over 3,000 valpopulation. This is a mini-par- k ued at more than JljOOO. The park will be 25 feet by 14 feet and consists of three large trees, flowering shrubs,-grouncovers, a bench, stepping stones and a landscape rock with a plaque designating the award. Donors are The Tribune, Native Plants, Inc., and Ken Bowers of In Natures Image. Regional judging will be the week of Aug. 13 with state judging scheduled for the week of Aug. 27. Judges will visit sites of projects. The awards ceremony and tea for winners will be Sept. 29 at 1 p.m. at the Garden Clubs Center, 1602 E. 2100 South in Salt Lake City. If you need more entry blanks to try for one of the nurserymens awards, writf to Genevieve H. Folsom, The Salt Lake Tribune, P.O. Box 867, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110; or Wayne Rose, Utah State University Extension Services, 444 S. 300 West, Salt Lake City or obtain them from your county agent. Compost corner Phone Is this a continuous Randy Hoffman keeps peony bush compact by trimming off straggly leaves. improve- A. Oriental poppies should be when they are planted in dormant. Your nurseryman will probably have some planted in con- tainers for placing in the garden. You will also find them listed in the catalogs of some of the better growers. Plant them with iris which should be planted now and with peonies that This are planted in will give you a beautiful garden show, mid-Augu- st in May. ra |