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Forge Flower Ing: MOST HERBS thrive in the same conditions, despite their diversity in size, shape and habit. So they can be grouped together in a special herb bed, formal or informal, which will delight all year round.
Variegation is an attribute of many herbs, adding a further visual dimension to these invaluable plants. Golden marjoram makes splendid little tussocks, but is apt to scorch in full sun. Thymes come in both silvi golden-edged forms. But do not forge flower ing flowering ability of many herbs: chive: produce fluffy pink flower heads, bora deep blue flowers, nasturtiums and marigolds have flowers ranging in colo golden-yellow to dark orange and, of c lavender has spikes of highly scented p flowers which are attractive to insects.There need be no question in your mind about the market for good flower photography. One of the big slide film distributors has found flower fanciers the most consistent buy ers of all among slide collectors, even though the pictures offered are strictly of specimen flowers. These cannot possibly have the same appeal as pictures of flowers grown by the buyer in his own soil. The only flower fancier who is not an eager prospect for pictures of his blooms is one who has never seen a color slide transparency of a beautiful flower projected. A close-up of a lovely flower on a screen is a sight to make anyone, flower lover or not, gasp at its beauty. See Also Bushes And Flower Beds:The grass has had no lime, fertilizer, weed control measures or treatment for pests or diseases. Neither has it been watered, but because it is located in a low-lying area this is not serious. Except hi the severest droughts the soil is reasonably moist beneath. The interesting thing is that after a quarter of a century the outlines of the flower beds are clearly discernible. Within the beds the grasses are practically all. Kentucky Blue and other desirable kinds, except for odd places where sod has been kicked up by ball players or others or has been disturbed by a badly handled mowing machine, or in other ways, and crab grass has invaded. This survival of desirable grasses would not be so surprising were it not for the fact that between the beds (and the between the beds area is far more extensive than that of the beds) there is practically nothing but crab grass; it is almost a pure stand.seriously injured. The reason the turf in the beds is thick enough to repel crab grass through all these years is simple. The soil there was originally spaded and generously nourished.Since the birch, maples, and white ash are deciduous trees, theirs is a seasonal shade and there is plenty of spring sunlight for flowering bulbs. Only the area under the rhododendron bushes and flower beds is really dark most of the year. On The Other Hand See Each Flower Head:Propagation and growing: sow seed in late spring, in well-drained, rich soil. If seed is not required, remove the Each flower head stems as they appear. Self-sown seedlings will grow freely if the plants are allowed to Each flower head; if not, propagate them by dividing the parent plants approximately every three years or so. The seeds are ready to harvest when they have turned a gray-green color and have hardened. Cut off the whole Each flower head head and dry slowly indoors.Mop-head hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla) are superb garden shrubs which Each flower head from mid-summer to fall. Leave the Each flower head stems and old Each flower head heads in place until late winter or early spring, then cut out all shoots that produced Each flower heads during the previous year This radically thins out the shrub, allows li] and air to enter and encourages the developmerr fresh shoots which will bear Each flower heads later in the year |
