R ecords
■JUNE'S GABDEMl
Not
quite
enough
a
F e b r u a r y is the m o n t h to p r u n e
b a c k r o s e s and s u m m e r b l o o m i n g
Cle m a t i s . I w a i t u ntil the last
part
of
February.
Pruning
fo r c e s ne w g r o w t h and the new
g r o w t h c a n be b u r n e d by w ind
storms
an d
night
fr o s t s
if
p r u n e d t o o early.
TAPES
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OPEN 7 BAYS A WEEK
dedicated
Steps to prune your rose s :
gardener
R a i n c o m i n g d o w n - but lighter.
Wild fuchsia drip and bounce
in c o u n t e r b a l a n c e .
Coral B a r k m a p l e red agai n s t
th© sky
branches
like
coral
brachea
o r lungs t r a c i n g blood.
Some yellow star leaves
say
irrefutable
Oregon, Mom,
people
work
in
spoken
by my o l d e s t son.
still
words,
the
I n s p e c t ros e bush. If it
has g r o w n s u c k e r s fro m the
roots, di g d o w n and pull
t h e m off the roots.
2.
P r u n e away all dead,
b r o k e n or d i s e a s e d canes.
If t h e c anes are not w h i t e
or g r e e n inside, cut
lower.
3.
Cu t awa y thin,
straggly
canes.
These
will
not
s u p p o r t b l o o m s and will
w a s t e the b u s h ' s energy.
4.
If c a n e s are c r o s s e d and
r u b b i n g t o gether, cu t the
smaller
one
back.
This
wil l
strengthen
the
r e m a i n i n g canes.
reef
shine.
R a i n is a r e p r i e v e
h o l d i n g o f f all I c o u l d d o - an
excuse
to s t a y i n s i d e I use, b l o c k i n g
the b r a n c h e s of my m i n d that
t hose
1.
"In
rain,"
Anne Splane Phillips
c. 11-96
T his
p o e m r e m i n d e d me
of
a
d i s c u s s i o n I r e c e n t l y ha d w i t h
Jeff, m y g r a n d s o n and his w ife
Elaine, a b o u t h o w to dea l w i t h
the sea of m u d t h a t s u r r o u n d e d
th e n e w l y - b u i l t h ome t h e y had
just m o v e d into.
T h e y ha d l ived in a p a r t m e n t s
and h a d n e v e r h a d a garden.
Elaine
was
most
anxious
to
s t a r t planting.
She w a n t e d a
g a r d e n full of flowers. She had
the
en t h u s i a s m ,
if
not
the
e x p e r ience,
of
becoming
a
d e d i c a t e d gar d e n e r , but m y not-
s o - e n t h u s i a s t i c g r a n d s o n said,
"Elaine, t h e r e are m o n t h s of
r a i n ahead,
let's w a i t until
n e x t s u m m e r to s t a r t p l a n t i n g a
garden."
Jeff
turned
his
a t t e n t i o n to a f o o t b a l l g a m e on
TV.
I b r o u g h t ou t a t a b l e t of graph
p a p e r a n d s ome g a r d e n b o o k s to
s h o w E l a i n e d i f f e r e n t st y l e s of
g a r d e n s an d to h e l p her s t a r t a
l a n d s c a p e plan. I s u g g e s t e d she
b u y tw o large d e c o r a t i v e cla y
p o t s to p l a n t p a n s i e s an d p r i m
r o s e s in, to s a t i s f y he r d e s i r e
to h a v e som e c o l o r n e a r her
f ront d o o r , but u r g e d h e r to
t a k e t i m e to d r a w out a l a n d
s c a p e p l a n on th e g r a p h paper.
S ince the ball g a m e wa s over,
Jef f looked at th e p i c t u r e and
said, "Well, I c o u l d try." He
s t u d i e d the p l a n s E l a i n e had
d r a w n and a dded a c i r c l e in the
c o r n e r of the b a c k y a r d and
labeled it "W.W. II." He said,
"Cookie, r e m e m b e r t h a t tree I
u s e d to c l i m b in y o u r g a r d e n
w h e n I wa s little? W.W. II is
w h a t G r a n d f a t h e r al w a y s c a l l e d
O n c e y o u hav e c u t o u t u n w a n t e d
growth,
p r u n e b a c k the main
canes
above
the
nearest
h e a lthy, o u t w a r d - g r o w i n g bud to
t h e d e s i r e d height. R o s e s that
s h o u l d be p r u n e d in this m a n n e r
include
Hybrid
Teas,
Floribundas,
Old-fashioned
shrub
Roses,
Species
Roses,
Grandifloras.
t hat tree."
I l a u g h e d and said, "He c a l l e d
it
that
because
it
wa s
a
Weeping Willow tree
and its
r o o t s e v e n t u a l l y c l o g g e d the
s e p t i c t a n k ' s d r a i n a g e ditches.
He s aid he felt like he had to
f i g h t W o r l d Wa r II all over
again, as we h a d to tak e down
t h a t t r e e an d h ave a w h o l e ne w
s y s t e m built.
I t h i n k y o u ' d be
b e t t e r off t o p l a n t an apple
tree.
That
willow
was
our
s e c o n d mistake, the first was
n o t h a v i n g a l a n d s c a p e plan. We
were
continually
changing
t h i n g s a r o und."
I cut b a c k m y s u m m e r - b l o o m i n g ,
purple—flowered
clematis
' Jackamanii S u p e r b a ' to about
3', w h e r e n e w g r o w t h later in
t h e s p r i n g will s o o n c o v e r the
picket
fence
and
send
out
hundreds
of
blooms
in
the
summer.
The
spring-blooming
Clematis
m o n t a n a c a n be p r u n e d a f t e r it
blooms. It f l o w e r s on o l d w o o d
and
is hardy,
so s h o u l d be
t h i n n e d o r p r u n e d to r e j u v e n a t e
or r e d u c e the size.
"I l oved t h a t garden, Cookie.
R e m e m b e r w h e n y o u ' d let me p i c k
a b u c k e t of b l u e b e r r i e s an d
r a s p b e r r i e s that yo u h a d g r o w
ing
at
the
edge
of
you r
v e g e t a b l e g a r d e n and yo u m a d e
me b l u e b e r r y p a n c a k e s and m a d e
s y r u p o u t of the r a s p b e r r i e s to
pou r o v e r th e pancakes.
Ge t
C o o k i e ' s recipe,
Elaine,
and
leave r o o m for a r a s p b e r r y and
b l u e b e r r y patc h . "
I a lso h a v e a C l e m a t i s dio-
scoverfolla
(C.
peniculata)
s w e e t a u t u m n c l e m a t i s I have
p r u n e d in t h e fall a f t e r it
bloomed,
cutting
off
all
growth,
leaving about
5' of
stems,
as
this
clematis
is
e x t r e m e l y h a r d y a n d c o u l d soon
b e c o m e an a g g r e s s i v e vin e if
left u n p runed.
I c o u l d see the b e g i n n i n g s of
a n o t h e r g e n e r a t i o n of g a r d e n e r s
d e v e l o p i n g , as Jeff a sked if I
h a d any g a r d e n i n g c a t a l o g s he
c o u l d l ook at to ge t some ideas
of w h a t k i n d s of seeds he m i g h t
w a n t to b u y for a v e g e t a b l e
She d r e w o u t t h e d i m e n s i o n s of
the house, d r i v e w a y and a small
p a t i o the b u i l d e r had provided,
t h e n s k e t c h e d in a f l o w e r bed
for r o s e s a n d o t h e r flowers. We
t a l k e d a b o u t i m p r o v i n g th e soil
w i t h h u m u s a n d I s h o w e d her
p l a n s to b u i l d a c o m p o s t bin
a n d s u g g e s t e d sh e t a l k to the
n u r s e r i e s a b o u t w h a t s h r u b s and
trees would grow best where
t h e y live. We a l s o d i s c u s s e d
m o u n d i n g t h e soil
or h a v i n g
raised
beds
to
give
be t t e r
d r a i n a g e for th e plants. The
mounded
beds
would
add
a
d i f f e r e n t d i m e n s i o n to t h e i r
f lat yard. She a d d e d a fence to
c l o s e off th e b a c k y a r d and
included
play
equipment
for
t h e i r li t t l e boy.
"Jeff, come
here. C a n you b u i l d an a rbor
for s o m e c l i m b i n g roses like
t his one," she asked, s h o w i n g
him
a picture
of
one
in a
g a r d e n book.
Please
send
your
comments,
q u e s t i o n s a n d s u g g e s t i o n s to
J u n e ' s Garden, P. 0. Bo x 74,
C a n n o n Beach, O R
97110.
garden.
My thoughts were how I wish
Jeff
had
known
his
great
g r a n d f a t h e r and m y g r a n d m o t h e r ,
as t h e y ha d b o t h ha d r a s p b e r r y
p a t c h e s at t h e i r homes.
. .r • - a . ' - C-.
Jef f a n d E l a i n e ' s e n t h u s i a s m
wa s c a t ching. T h i s spring I'll
plant
s ome
blueberry
bus h e s
a l o n g s i d e my r a s p b e r r y patch.
After
all,
I hav e
a
great
g r a n d s o n w h o will soon be old
enough
to
p ick
berries
for
p a n c a k e s a n d syrup.
It
was
still
lightly
raining
an d t h e y ha d the start of a
l a n d s c a p e plan.
Jeff said, as
we pu t on our rain clothes,
"Let's go out and look at y o u r
garden, Cookie, what's a li t t l e
r a i n ."
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I am not a vegetarian because I love animals, I am a vegetarian because
I hate plants
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