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'FAIRIES' GARDEN' entry of the Hucrest Garden Club in the garden plot section of the
Douglos County Fair wos winner of the top prize money of $100. Shown here is the ring
of little fairies dancing in an idylic setting of miniature plants and blooms. The arrange
ment was the focal point of the over-all display which featured a garden pergola grace
fully entwined with flowers and greenery. The decor of the entry carried out the 'magic'
theme of this year's fair. (News-Review photo) '
Garden Pool With Aquatic Plants
Within Reach Of Home Gardener
FROM LOOKINGGLASS CLUB,
It is now passible for any home
garden to have a pool for aquatic
plants. The cost varies according
to size and the material of which
it is built.
, , Idtas Varied
One may use an old kitchen
sink or tub in a corner or metal
pools of various sizes are avail
able. For permanence and good ap
pearance, a well-built concrete
pool is always good. Instructions
for building concrete pools are
available in libraries.
Whatever kind of pool you have,
be sure it is properly located
in the sun. Nearly all flowering
aquatic plants require lots of sun.
There are, however, foliage plants
that thrive in the shade, such as
water fern and water lettuce.
A metal pool 8 by 10 feet and 18
inches deep may be given a for
mal setting by sinking it level in
a brick or paved terrace. Or, leave
about IS inches above the ground,
and cover the sides with a stone
or brick wall and flagstone coping
wide enough to make a poolside
scat.
An informal setting may be ob
tained by sinking the pool level
with the lawn or terrace, then plac
ing flagstones or rocks around the
edge so some of the rocks hang
over the edges unevenly. Plants
may be planted in the rock crevices
to break the lines for a more na
tural look.
It is very difficult to moke wa
ter look natural in a garden. Never
should water be asked to do what
is not it's nature to do. Water
should not be forced to run uphill,
nor should a tiny stream running
through ferns emerge in a water
fall. Still Water Desirable
It is not necessary to have run
ning water for a lily pool. In fact,
water lilies prefer still water and
plenty of sun. The plants should
be transferred from the contain
ers they arrive in to a box approx
imately Id inches deep, 13 inches
square at the top, and 10 inches
square at the bottom.
The containers may be made at
home. Wood that has a preserva
tive on it may be used for a longer
period of time.
Although they will grow in water,
all water plants must be rooted in
soil to do their best. Old rotted
cow manure is excellent mixed in
the proportions of one shovelful
of manure to three of garden soil.
Peatmoss and sand should not be
used in the mixture. The filled con
tainers should be placed in the pool
so that not more than 6 or 8 inches
of water covers them. Shallow wa
ter allows the warmth of the sun
to reach the crown of the plants.
Once the plants are in the con
tainers they need little attention.
Some commercial fertilizer once
every three weeks is helpful. The
ates, it should be replenished. When i cover the growing crowns. They
scum appears on the surface, the should still De visinie atier plant
pool should be flooded to wash it ing.
there arc a numner or tropical
water lilies from which to choose.
Daytime bloomers are (blue) Bag
dad, Blue Bird, Henry Hitchcock
(recommended tor beginners);
(pink) Cleveland, Patricia, Pink
Pearl.
Some of the outstanding hardy
kinds are: Sunrise (large yellow
and fragrant), Attraction or Escar
boucle (rich red), James Bryden
and Hose Arey (pinks). Gonncre
(a good white).
Hardv water lilies will live
through the winter in the pool if
their roots do not freeze. In cold
areas place boards over the pool
and cover with a heavy coat of
leaves for protection. If the lilies
are in boxes or tubs cover with
peatmoss or burlap and store in
a cool place until spring.
Tropical water lilies are harder
to store in colder areas. Lift the
plants from the soil when the tops
become dormant. Store them in a
can of moist sand in a frost-free
place until planting time.
A water garden is very inexpen
sive and easy to mainlain. It is a
restful place to spent an evening,
out.
Umbrella plant or palm grows
well in a pool or in the moist soil
at the edge. Water Amaryllis (Cri-
num Americanum) and Water Cari
na (Thalia divaricata) both grow
2 to 3-fect high. They should be
planted in pots placed so that not
more than an inch or two of water
covers the pots (bricks or rocks
under the pots can be used to
raise them to desired height).
Water Hyacinth only needs to be
placed in the water to grow. In the
south it spreads very rapidly. In
the north it, will fill a pool in one
season.
A pool of any kind must have
fish. They keep the pool free of in
sects and eat the larvae of mos
quitos. Any still water will have
mosquito larvae. A few water
snails (who are scavengers) are
all that is needed to finish the
pool. In the country frogs will sure
ly appear.
Actual planting of lilies is very
simple. Carefully push each root
tuber or fleshy rhizome into the
soil in the box, leaving the crown
showing above the mud. Banuna
Children Learn
Rules For Safety
Safely tips outlined in a recent
school garden project carried out
in Cleveland, Ohio, are applicable I
to youngsters everywhere and to
adults as well.
Good Example Needed I
Parents who are instructing I
their children in the safe use of 1
garden tools and insecticides would
do well to se a good example by
carrying out such practices them
selves, even though at the adult
level the chance for accident is
not considered as great. ,
Many a person has been serious
ly injured because some careless
gardener left a rake or hoe with
the sharp side up lying at random
in the yard. If necessary or more
convenient to leave garden tools
out due to interruptions in the gar
den chores, make sure to force
tines or forks deep into the ground
where they will stay safely until
work is resumed. The same safety
procedure applies to the garden
shovel. Even such a small tool as
a trowel becomes an instrument
of danger if it is left out where
it may be fallen upon. With the
trowel, also, the Cleveland study
advises that you force the blade
deep into the ground between uses.
Children should be taught never to
run in the yard when carrying
tools of any sort, the study report
continues.
Use of insecticides in children's
garden plots should always be done
under supervision with children be
ing instructed in their poisonous
effects. Careful washing of hands
and other exposed skin should be
demonstrated after the application
of sprays and dusts.
Tool Care Important
Along with care to prevent acci
dents, child gardeners and adults
should both learn of the advantag
es of proper care of tools. In the
Cleveland project, children are
taught to rinse and dry garden
tools after use to prevent rust and
make for a cleaner garden storage
area. Also, returning the tools to
their proper storage spaces puts
an end to the frustrating hunt for
the right tool when a gardening
chore is undertaken.
To promote neatness in garden
ing, the study recommends that
children be taught to carry a pail
or other container to collect weeds
and other debris for prompt dis
posal on the refuse heap or com
post pile.
The News-Review. Roseburg, Ore. Sat., Aug. 17, 1963!
CARNIVAL , By DICK. TUKNtK
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Zoo Denizens
"Y'know, Imogene, I thought the whole point in coming
out here was to get away from it all!"
ACROSS
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- 4 Aquatic zoo
denizen.
8 Confinement
for a zoo lion
12 Measure (ab.)
13 Taj Mahal site
14 Above
15 Before
16 Lingerers
15 Dishearten
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substance
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22 God of love
24 Division of land
26 Kllllp
27Ijkshmi
(Hindu)
90 Renounce
32 Tidier
34 Horn
35 Rounded
36 Affirmative
reply
97 Damsel
39 Wad
40 Fluff
41 Seed container
42 Violently
45 North or South
49 Group of
persons
51 Possible zoo
bird
52 froquoian
Indian
53 Stagger
54 Coterie
55 Communists
56 Writing fluids
57 Snead's mound
DOWN
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2 Peel
3 Pachyderms
4 Bargain events
' 5 Selves
6 Ascended
7 Separate
column
8 Gazelles
9 Class of
vertebrates
10 Feminine
nickname
11 Gaelic
17 Epic poetry
19 Zoo denizen
from Africa
23 Raves
24 Supplicate
25 Smooth
26 European finch
27 Firmest
28 Soaks flax
29 Angers
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shaped lotus tubers should be plac-1 enjoying the lilies and reflections
ed in horizontal positions. Do not 'of the sky and trees.
Garden Clubbers Go 'All Out'
In Contribution To County Fair
Considered by many to be one p r o i c c t goes back some four
ot the most outstanding contribu- months with layout of the grounds
tions to the attractiveness of the I by fair personnel after consultation
grounds at the 1963 Douglas Coun-1 with club members. Plantings
ty Fair as well as prime repository I along the stream (a focal point in
of an uncounted and unsung mini-1 the layout) were done by fair em
ber of Hours at nam labor is l ne i pmyes and number into the thou
section in the south end devoted sands with miniature plants being
to gardens.
- Is Tranquil Retreat
The end result, a happy blending
of efforts by both garden clubbers
and fair personnel, is furnishing a
cool and tranquil retreat from the
hustle and bustle of the midway.
In addition, the garden area has
furnished an opportunity for gar
den clubs to garner funds for their
treasuries. Each of the 14 clubs
participating captured a monetary
prize by qualifying with the re
quired 70 points out of a possible
total of 100.
First prize winner was the Hu
crest Garden Club with its entry
"Fairies' Garden," depicting a
fairy ring in a sylvan setting ot
pergola and miniature plantings.
Ihe prize for this was $100,
used. Background of taller plants
against a mural fence painted by
Grace Ruthrauf of Roseburg was
also the work of fair employes.
From this point on, garden club
bers took over. After individual
plots were assigned, members
rolled up their sleeves and went
to work and in some instances
kept right on up to fair time as
l.'st-minute replacement of ailing
plants was made.
The garden area benefits this
year from a pushing back of the
; fence along the south boundary re
sulting in arnica space, ricmovai
of the fence along Ihe north boun
dary gives an open view into the
garden area from "restaurant row
and also affords unrestricted view
ing of Ihe style shows, the second
Next in line for the big money! of which is scheduled for 7:30 to-
was the Camas Valley Club wilh
The Magic Dragon, featuring a
gilded dragon in an appropriate
setting and being rewarded with
second-prize money of $80. Third
fnrlilijer inereneot iho nf n, ; Prize winner with SCO was the th stream's leni!th. the "wet stuff
flowers and prolongs their period ; '-ookingglass Club. Its entry was has reportedly been an almost ir
of bloom. un named. iresistuble lure to some of the
night. These arc held pool-side with
a waterfall as backdrop.
Water Enhances Grounds
Besides the cooling effect of run
ning water from the waterfall to
Turn Side Yard
To Advantage
Lots of homes have a narrow
side yard which, at first glance,
looks absolutely good for nothing.
nut, nom on. This might be the
perfect place for an outdoor living
room.
It doesn't take much snace to
create a charming onon air nwm
when you use a wood deck as a
base because the deck can be tail
ored to match Ihe snace available
and interestingly.
Try Pentagon
For. example, you might trv a
pentagon shape in the side yard
which will at once eliminate that
long, narrow strip effect, it can be
elevated slightly to correspond with
the level of interior floors. Steps
leading off at cither side will pro
vide access to and from back and
front yards.
The only extra work in budding
a pentagon, or other intriguing geo
metric shape, comes in laying out
the underframing. This may take
little figuring with pencil and
paper, but it's worth the bother.
Douglas fir deck boards, 2x4 or
2x6, can be laid in the usual man
nerparallel to the house walls
and the ends simply sawn off to fit
the shape desired.
hven though the deck might he
close to the ground, a perimeter
railing is in order to emphasize
its unusual shape. This could be
a rather open pattern, however
just widely spaced 2x4 posts top
ped with a cap board. On one or
two sides of the pentagon, the rail
might also incorporate a bench for
permanent seating space. Low ce
dar planting boxes could be built
along the balustrade edge on other
sides to create a miniature, color
ill garden.
Tic a handful of 5 10 5 in a
piece of cheesecloth and push it
down in the soil of the container.
An occasional spraying with nico
tine sulphate keeps aphids away.
Tiny pools and tubs are simply
half filled with dirt and planted,
don't over-stock the small pool
Water lilies except dwarfs
should have at least a bushel of
good soil for each plant.
As the water in the pool evapor-
Two 411 clubs, the Dilhvin Club
(Dillard-Winston) and the Cam
Ten (Camas Valloy-Tonmilc) along
with nine other women's garden
clubs, captured $50 each. The nh
er clubs participating were the
Town and Country, Myrtle Creek,
Garden Valley, North Umpqua,
Iteedsport, Oakland, Days Creek,
Rainbow and Rivcrbcnd.
Beginning Early
The beginning of the over-all
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Miniature Clowns - Dancers Animals
The Lesselli Marionette
PUPPET CIRCUS
4 times each day
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AUGUST 14-18 ROSEBURG
Use Screens
If privacy is a problem in Ihe
side yard, substitute privacy
screens for the balustrade where
needed. A fairly tall screen de
signed with louvers or spaced
1x2s will do the trick, yet not inter
fere with air circulation or produce
an enclosed feeling. Plastic panels,
mounted in wood frames, window
style, arc another good possibility
youngsters touring the grounds.
Many near-riunkings have been ob
served. There are also a few
"coins in the fountain" contributed
by the sentimental.
P., tlt.wa ,l,n k.,,.a n..l
vi ..i;i'.i r:- .:j. for privacy screens.
ic ii,i ,;. .,.j ; When the side yard is so narrow
llieir ,o,s. !h 8 Pcn""!on r ,ri,PeMid sh!,c
home owners have turned the li
ability into an asset by designing
an intriguing series of rectangular
deck platforms joined together by
short runways. In this case, a tall
fence has been used to provide pri
vacy to the area, and spaces be
tween deck platforms are filled in
with ground cover or shrubbery.
WICKER CONTAINER IDEA
A rough-textured, wicker wine
holder can be used for a flower ar
rangement with a definite flow al
most like the wine itself. Try using
delphiniums at the basket's either
end, with miniature carnations
and complementary greens group
ed casually in the center.
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DAIRY QUEEN
1144 W. Harvard
Centerpiece Novelty
The Society of American Florists
says you can arrange flowers for
a centerpiece in an open work bas
ket, water the flowers and still
keep the basket dry! Here's how:
Line the inside of a basket with
fcil. Partially till a metal, glass.
or plastic container with water and
place it in the basket. Fre-satur-
ate a commercial foam flower hold
er and place it in the container so
it is surrounded by water. Then
insert flower stems into the holder
at any desired angle. Add water
daily to the container to keep the
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