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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1920)
THE SUJCDAT OREGONIAX, rORTLAXD, 3IARCII - 31, 1020 STUDY OF GARDEN URGED LIIiR-RY FIRST PLACE TO SCC CEED, SAYS J. G. BACHER. illllllillllllllllllllillHIHIIIIIIIillllllllliillllH 3-J OJAMCk UTS Placing of Right PUM In Right Place to Get Best Development Held Important. That the would-be gardener should become thoroughly familiar with the traits and need of plants and shrubs before planting them out. thus to plan the right plants for the right place and set each plant or shrub where It will have the finest devel opment, is the advice of J. G. Bacner, manager of the Swiss Floral company: Mr Richer la a strong- advocate of the' home beautiful and last winter Bave several addresses Derore m Portland rose society on the car of rosea. More failures in (cardenlnir result from planting shrubs or plants if inntlnni whore they do not do well crowding them, giving them shade when they need sun. or otherwise misplantins. than from any other cause, ia the opinion or air. cacuoi, ho suggests that the first tool to bn taken up in making a good gar don is the book instead of the spade, and that the library is a better place to begin than the back yard. Knowl edge of the traits and needs of the plants and then plenty of elbow grease will make one's garden dream come true. This admission was given hi Mr. Racher to an Oregonian rep resentative on the needs of the flow ex garden and yard, rather than the vegetable garden, although the same -general rule apply to the latter. "There never was a season in our city's history when more importance should be given to beautifying our yards than thi year, largely on ac count of the many visitors we expect to have with us during tne summer months who are, or will be, eager to admire our floral beauty and our much advertised roses, eaia -air. Bacher. "To be able to show our gardens at their best should be tne pride of every city home-owner and resident. "Almost the very first duty of the successful gardener is to prepare all the ground to be planted by spading it and applying an ample quantity of fertilizers and manure, if securable, so that whatever is being set out will grow welL As ft matter of fact, most failures in growing things are due to too poor soil, the plants can not find sufficient food in the soil to develop properly. Manures 01 any and all kinds are desirable and a laver of four or six Inches all over the grounefspaded in will prove very satisfactory and to this may be added bonemeal. tankage, guano, etc. Of these about a pound per square yard nf irrniind worked Into the surface may double the crop grown and will add size and profusion to tne proauci. whatever It may be. "There are so many new yards to be planted this season that I deBire particularly to draw tne attention of beginners to a few pointers wormy of observation. I have so many times observed how enthusiastically the be- e-inners Durchase a supply of shrubs or plant roses or trees to put in theirJ yard and those things are eeiectea just like pieces of furniture or hard ware. Little thought is given to the unseen nature and character Inherent in these living plants or beings as we may call them. For living beings they are, and in their bodies are stored up the dormant capacities to develop and each and every kind has a character of its own in regard to its requirements for- normal devel opment. To know the nature or eacn plant that ia being planted or bought to be set out is important, lor men only can you Judge whether it is suitable for the place you have for It. Most persons buy those plants that look best or biggest to them or consider the price as of primary im Dortance. 'I frequently have noticed the waste resulting from improper plant ing. A frequent error is to plant large growing Bhrubs or trees in altogether too email a space, because the plant when purchased is small and does not appear out of place when firBt set out. Several years of growth quickly reveals the error. The opposite of this error, that of planting small growing shrubs in the anticipation that they will fill up a large space, also occurs, but less frequently. An other serious mistake Is the plant ing of shade-loving plants In the hot test spot in the yard and the plant ing of plants demanding sun and warmth on the north or shaded sides. A frequent mistake is that of plant ing in too crowded an arrangement, thereby preventing the perfect growth of the individual plants. Purchase of high-class stock is always the best economy for the yard or garden. Poor stock will never become any thing else but poor stock, no matter bow much care and cultivation is given. My advice to those who do not feel able to purchase the stock needed is not to plant unless he can afford to set out material adapted for the yard or to aoveiop nis vara progres ively, a little at a time, so that the expense at any one year will not be excessive. Mr. Bacher urged the would-be gar dener to study the conditions of his yard with relation to space, sunlight and shade and soil, and then study plants and shrubs with the purpose of securing the right plants and shrubs for the right places. The battle is more than half won. he suggested, if the plant is placed where it can enjoy life and feel at home.. "In buying plants and shrubs for beautifying the yard, if wisely select ed and properly cared for, no home owners will ever Invest any money that will not net a good return," he aid. "The plant grow more valua able from year to year and the value of the entire property is enhanced because of the pleasing appearance of the grounds. Whole districts of our city have become more valuable be cause of beautiful gardening." Record Gives Pleasure. Greatest pleasure and profit out of both the vegetable and the flower garden is secured by preparing gar den plans and keeping record of the various crops and the success of each. It also adds Immeasurably to the pleasure of gardening when the gar dener is familiar with the varieties which he plants and take an interest In watching the growth and activity of rival varieties of the same kind of plant to decide for himself which are best suited for his own garden. Rose Pruning Is Economy. In preparing rose beds for the greatest quantity of bloom this year the gardener la advised to bear in mind that heavy pruning is good econ omy. Many hate to see their bushe cut way down, fearing they will never grow to their former size. It is sur prising what strong, vigorous shoots the strong roots will send up, how ever, and the "hard pruner" will -be repaid by a quantity of blooms of ise and stem which the one who pare the bush will never experience. Hoe Outrivals Hose. The boe is more important to the garden thsn the hose. The vegetable or flower bed which 1 kept well cul tivated at the surface needs but lit tle irrigation In this climate. 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