Show of Inte interest iest to women bonien TIPS FOR GARDENING GIVEN by marguerite planting time Is near get a copy of your garden supply dealers bulb catalog and select varieties you will want to plant late this month and in october during this planning session keep in mind the color height and blooming season I 1 moke your bulb beds and borders with a plan in mind that will assure harmony and beauty LAWNS fall Is natures chosen lawn making time it if you dont have the dense heavy sod you would like in your lawn now Is the time to get to work the secret to lawn success Is early tall fall seeding and liberal feeding of com plant food PER inspect your perennial bed and borders it if some of them produced small email blooms this past summer or if the stems are crowded they probably need dividing cut off and burn all top growth as soon as they die down this will prevent wintering over the many insects and disease in the plant stalks and leaves LAWN WEEDS the fall rains and the cooler weather may have brought a sew new growth ol of weeds into your lawn if so get out your sprayer and selective lawn week chemicals 2 1 4 D and control them to make room tor for tall fall seeded grass r GREEN MANURE sow winter rye 2 lbs ibs per sq ft fl in the vegetable plot and other bare areas this fall spade the rye under next springs spring thus adding to the humus supply of the soil and improving the structure feed the rye liberally at planting time you will not lose this plant food it will merely be stored in the tissues of the rye plants until next summer when decay will release the valuable nutrients slowly |