4A The Statesman. Salem, Oro Sunday, May 17. 1953 . . Pictorial Festival Toiniic Mror Gardleinieirs By LILLXE L. MADSEN Garden Editor, The Statesman If you have seen anyone around Salem this past week out digging furiously, morning, noon and night, rain or shine in her or his garden, pulling weeds from grass, straightening edges on flower beds, removing dead material from shrubs, trees or carden. it's a pretty safe bet they have just returned from the Vic toria Garden Festival. That's the effect Victoria gar dens have upon one, and the fes tival isrnot a flower show; it's viewing scores of private gardens sot open to the public at any other time. Much of Victoria is built on rugged rocks. Instead of trying to dig out the rocks which would indeed be a hopeless; task there the gardeners in Victoria have made the best of them. And it is amazing what that best can be. Tiny rock plants of gold, nurole. lavender, red, rose made whole acres of rocks colorful While primroses were past their best, we did see a number of very fine ones still in bloom. The pink flowered pulverulenta were still Jovelv growing unusually well in the Victoria sea breezes. Some of the deeper rose Candelabra were also very good yet Here and there in shaded spots we found a few of the polyanthus in the various shades, particularly in the copper and rusts, yet in bloom. One of the finest gardens view ed was that of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Edgell. Most of the garden lay to the back of the house on a slop ing hillside from which a tangle of brush had been removed and fine trees and shrubs substituted. The pink clematis Montana was in bloom across the full length of the house. There were flower ing cherry and crab trees, and as one wandered in and out over the rock gardens, one came across one after another of rare and beautiful azaleas and rhododen drons. A bell-shaped deep red rhodo ' dendron was Cinnabarlnum Oreo- triphes. We liked Jean Marie dej Montague, not unfamiliar to us from Salem gardens. This has dull green foliage which is orna mental in itself, and is rounded trusses of bright crimson flowers proved very attractive. There was the pale pink Fragansissma and the yellow-belled Coneatl At the J. G. Worth home we found a series of natural rock terraces extending to the sea shore. Here were a great variety of conifers, rhododendrons and rare shrubs. The . largest collection of prim roses was viewed in the garden of V. W. Abier 2,000. we were told, growing with rock and al pine plants, rhododendrons and azaleas in a natural woodland setting. Many of the gardens had their own' private little cove beach. More stretched down toward the sound or ocean, giving magnifi cent views. The Royal Roads Ca nadian Services College, not al ways open to the public, was one of the attractive spots. Among the trees which fasci nated me were the huge deodar cedars and a maple they called "griseum," one of the most beau tiful I have seen. And if you think of wallflowers simply as a yellow or brown vel vetly thing you should see those growing in the Victorian gardens rose pale yellow white deep mahogany red. One of the things that bothered me most was that too frequently for comfort, the . owners of the garden did most of their own " in -"-1-111 - wiweh- Trees, shrubs and neat stretches of green lawn play a big part in the Victoria, B. C gardens. This is a section of the R. H. Edgell gardens there which were such a favorite with the Victoria Garden Festival goers that it was thrown open throughout the week to the visitors. First plans called for only one-day showing of the garden. Garden Caleri Residents of Victoria have taken every advantage of their natural "rock piles". If it were not for the intensive planting and care, much of the island would have remained barren and unattractive. The garden above was a natural rock jutting which daring the festival was a mass of gold, bine, and rose colors from rock plants. In the center of the picture is a rose lattice which will soon rapport a mass of rM bloom. Native oaks and planted trees help out this bank of rocks, planted with alplno plants. (Statesman Farm Photo). gardening. Some were retired folk, but more were working folk like the rest of us. And we think we are too busy! . The Victorians love gardening they must to havethe gardens that they do. To get back to our own gar dens, many of which are most lovely, too: Open house will be observed at tho Cooley Iris Gar dens, Silverton, starting today. If the weather is good today there will be the usual beautiful flower show in tho iris house. Through out this coming week, there will be irises in bloom in the gardens and visitors will be welcome, Rhoiln and Pauline Cooley said Friday. While we've had no word of a special open house at Schreiner's Gardens at Qulnaby (Route 2, Salem) the irises there are lovely now and will continue to be for another week or ten days. A new iris garden will .be open at 4055 Back Ave., Salem, (in the Four Corners area) to thi public on May 23 and 24. This will be known as Effio Maye's Garden, and more than. 150 varieties will be on display .Included will be such as Ballerina, Confetti, Moon light Sonata. Extravaganza Ef- fie Maye, whose social name is Mrs. Edward C. White, has been better. " known for her African Violets than she has for iris, which are a new venture. A few African Violets will be on display during the "open house" days, however. And if you have time drive through East Moreland in Port land in the very near future to see the huge collections of rho dodendrons and azaleas. 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Answers to Gard eh Questions Question What spray to use of sick and I know last year there Let the lawn clippings fall where they may. Unless there' is an extremely heavy growth of grass, it is better plant food and humus economy to let the lawn clippings lie. Are dandelions, plantain and buckhorn putting in their ap pearance? Spray them now with a selective lawn weed killer ao that desirable grasses can quick ly fill in the spots they vacate. Brush out and oil the plant food spreader before you put it away for the summer. The com bination of summer humidity and residual plant food sticking to the spreader can quickly cause it to rust CUSTOM Tree Spraying Fruit Nut and Ornamental Treos and Shrubs Donald W. fiasmussen Phone 3-7205 for leaf spot bn iris?. How to save young white Ulaethe two thirds top buds not leafing xxit and now the buds seem to die? KJ1.C ' Answer Leaf spot on iris is most freqneintly caused ' by crowded - and shadedv, conditions in. wet weather. The disease is considered more serious when soils are deficient in lime. ' Control can usually be had by removing and burning all old leaves it the end of the summer. Sometimes, shearing back spotted leaves in - midsummer - is advis able. When the disease is serious, spraying with bordeaux mixture to which a good s locker is added, may be profitable. Control for the lilac blight is also a spray with bordeaux; mix ture. One should, avoid planting lilac and rhododendrons close ton gether. Prune out the lilac each year f,or air circulation and ra move and burn ; all dead twigs. You should ' spray before the leaves come but land again after wards before the blooms show color. One grower told me that as soon ' as his bush had finished blooming, he cut off the withered flowers and then sprayed 'with bordeaux, but I have not heard the results of this spray. Quesdon Have a chestnut tree many of whose limbs con tinue to die back. Sometimes huge limbs suddenly wilt and pretty soon arei dead. Want to save tree. Is there anything we can do? rxWJ Answer There doesn't seem to be much of a sure cure for this. If the tree l is kept growing vigorously it does help. The soil should be well-drained and fer tile. Prune out, diseased portion several inches below affected area as it dies. Paint cut with a tree disinfectant. Question " Once you wrote something about controlling bor ers in dogwood, trees. It seems to me it was by- some form of feed ing. Is there something you can give a tree to make it distasteful to the borers?. My dogwood is sort AZALEAS Many Varieties Now in Bloom Waring's Nursery 1025 Oakhill Ave. (Turn east .from 99 E at South Village Tavern). Phone 2-4208 after 10 AJI. OPEN SUNDAY were little .sawdust piles at the trunk like you described for bor ers. I have tried the regular pastes but the tree doesn't seem to recover. I have a plum tree growing nearby which is also sick. Answer The fact that your trees are "sick is likely the cause zor ine ., Dorers. vaaiy enough this pest attacks only the sick trees as a rule. A real healthy tree . seldom is bothered with them. And that Is likely what I have written about. There is no definite food that makes a tree distasteful to borers so far as I know, but if you keep your, trees growing well, you are on the right road. Is the drainage good? If you havent fed them, give them a good feeding between now and mid-June. Perhaps one of the new booster materials designed for trees and shrubs would Mo. An old' reliable is 1 composed of : Ammonium sulphate or nitrate of soda, 50 pounds; superphosphate. 30 pounds; muriate of potash, 12 pounds. In figuring out the dos age, add the -height of tree in feet to branch spread in feet te trunk circumference in inches. Result is number of pounds of fertilizer to give a tree. I picked up this formula once while visit ing in the Shaw Botanical gardens in St Louis, Mo. An old gardener there told me he gave his lawn" trees this every spring between April 10 and June 10. And bis trees were certainly lovely. Question Peach tree on lawn badly infected with leaf curL Have soraved during dormant season but leaves are still badly deformed. Same was true last year. What to do? P.T. Answer Thorough spraying with the correct materials should control this. Usually one thor ough dormant spray applied at any time before buds start to swell -will do the trick. Many growers spray in fall and that does it It's too late now for a eood control. But next season use lime sulfur at a 1 to 15 dilution or a 10-10-100 bordeaux mixture. Be sure that every bud is sprayed -aa well as all of the terminals to the tips. Fermate and Elgetol art also said to be good controls. Question Will you kindly Identify this truss of rhododen dron? X bought it from a Salen dealer and lost the name tag. D S Answer I'm sorry, but canl be sure. It resembles Mars, but dont take my word for it. Take a ' truss back to the dealer from whom you purchased the plant and he'U tell you. . i " ; . '- Question Can you tell m how to spray grassy strawberry ' bed so as to kill the grass and not the berries? Will you give -me the exact name of this spray? How can I rid the Jawn and fence line of crabgrass? How to rid gooseberries of worms? Will the bug dust we use on the gar den do any food? Mrs. CD. , . Answer Your: favorite gar- -den stores should carry both the grass killer and the crab grass eradicator. However, these should have been used earlier in the spring. Be very careful to us them as directed, and also in ask ing for them be sure you get the ones that will not kill all vege tation. There are numerous kinds. About two weks ago or so, I ran an article about spraying currants and gooseberries for the currant worm. This should have been done theh. However, if you spray with lead arsenate now you will be able .to get some control. ' M Question - There's a little greenish worm on the foliage of my currant bushes and it works rapidly . eating whole - leaves. I tried" picking them off but they come back quicker than I can get them off, it seems. Soon1 my bushes will be completely skel etonized. What will control these? O.L.H. Answer Dust ' the plants with rotenone or ; spray with a heaping tablespoonful of lead arsenate - diluted in four gallons of water. Everything for Your Window ELMER THE BLIND MAN Venetian Blind Drapes and Shades Traverse Rods 'Bamboo Drapes and1 Shades SUp Covers Columbia-Matic Screens Cloth and Aluminum Awnings Fireplace Screens and Accessories Thenno-Rite Glass Fire place Screens Chapman Home Freezers VerU Vertical Blinds Folding Doors, Transparent Plastic Store Shades. We Wash, Paint. 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