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By JULES LOH
Of tke AuocUted Preie
At the fifth National Congress
for Better Living held recently
in Washington the unprecedent
ed mobility of American society
came in for lengthy discussion
because of the equally unprec
edented problems it creates
for homeowners.
Not too surprising was the
fact that one-third of the dele
gates to the Congress had moved
during the past year, nor even
that the majority expected to
move at least every five years.
What it all adds up to was
best summed up in this com
ment taken from the Congress
report: .
"Delegates feel strongly about
the resale value (of their
homes) because they don't real
ly expect to stay in the same
house for many years."
How do you tell whether a
house has good resale value?
Aside from considerations of
neighborhood, toning laws,
availability of schools, service
facilities and so forth, there are
two basic questions you should
ask about the house itself:
Blend Braided
Rug
Colors
Gradually
Whether you plan to braid
a rug, have one made or are
buying one to fit in with your
other furnishings, take special
note of the colors. Coloring of
braided rugs needs to blend
in gradually from one color to
another.
Choose a main color for
your rug that will repeat a
color already used in the
room. Either a gay or a sub
dued color might be used.
Perhaps it will be the color of
the davenport, a chair or the
wall covering that you will
want to repeat.
You may want to have a
one-color rug. To do this use
three or four lights and darks
in the same color. ,
Three different colors are
probably the most you would
want to use in a rug. With
three colors, plan on half the
wool you use being in the
color you wish to emphasize.
Use about a third of the sec
ond color which leaves just
over 15 per cent of the third
color.
You might start in the cen
ter of the rug with 2 braids
made of all three strands of a
plaid carrying the three col
ors you will use in the rug.
Then do one braid which has
two strands of the plaid and
one of the second color. In
the next braid put one strand
of the plaid and two of the
second color. Then go around
the rug with three braids all
in the second color.
In the next row use one
strand of the second color, re
introduce one strand of the
plaid and introduce the third
color. In the next braid drop
the second color, use one
plaid and two of the third col
or. In the next two rows use
three strands of the third
color.
As the rug progresses use
the same technique, always
moving one color at a time
in a strand. This helps to give
a well-blended look in the
finished rug. Always end each
rug with three rows or more
of one of the plain colors used
in the rug.
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Q I had some Sweet Wil-1
Hams that bloomed beautifully
last year hut seemed to have
winter-killed. Should they have
been given some sort of pro
tection? Mrs. E.R.
A Sweet William is a bien
nial plant, meaning the plants
die after flowering the second
year. Plants are, usually, hardy
and seed is best sown in June
or July for flowering the fol
lowing season.
QWill rose Daphne grow
along the north side of my
house shaded by Oak trees. I
have been told it likes shade.
Mrs. K.C.
A Rose Daphne (Daphne
cneorum) revels in full sun.
Whoever told you it liked shade
has one of those misconceptions
often applied to Rose Daphne,
one of which is that it prefers
acid soil. Actually, it prefers a
neutral soil and full sun. Un-
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tomatoes, onions, potatoes, corn
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price) with two bathrooms, at
tached garage, separate dining
room, large kitchen, and plenty
of closet, cabinet and storage
space.
Moreover, the house is com
pletely devoid of frills or fancy
ornamentation that add much to
price but little to resale value
and usually are costly to main
tain. This house instead has a
quiet, uncluttered exterior with
a charming covered porch, and
a neat and well-ordered interior
with no wasted space.
It contains 1,370 square feet
Artist's conception, above, shows the view from the dinette area
of the kitchen. Indoor barbecue is served by the same chimney
that provides for the living room fireplace. Floor plans, below,
show how space has been used carefully in design. Note
abundance of closets six in the master bedroom alone.
fortunately, there are too many
self-styled "experts" and misin
formation is commonplace!
QI was reading a garden
magazine that advised prepar
ing beds now for spring plant
ing of vegetables and annual
flowers. Isn't this terribly ear
ly? J. B.,
A Perhaps the one giving
such advice referred to a local
ity where such procedure would
be okay. However, here in the
Willamette Valley, we will prob
ably have a lot of rainy weather
yet before summer and, with
our natural clay soil, certain
troubles could develop because
of too early cultivation. Soil
compaction would be our big
gest difficulty which would
make re-tilling a necessity. It
would be wiser to wait until the
bulk of the rainy season has
Q Must bulbs be lifted after
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garage and utility room, in di
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33'4" feet deep, and has a full
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the attic which is reached from
the bedroom hall.
The house is an extremely
livable one, a fact that adds to
its resale value as well as assur
ing lasting comfort for the fam
ily that might choose to remain
in it indefinitely. The two, in
fact, go together.
For example, the kichen area
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they have flowered this spring?
Mrs. K. S.
A No. if left to mature In
the ground you can lift and di
vide just before planting this
fall.
QWhen is the proper time
to plant achimenes? Mrs. R. R.
A They may be started from
February to May in moist peat
and sand, planted about an inch
deep and an inch apart.
O Are there chemical sprays
to prevent fruit formation on
fruit trees wnere not wanted;
R. W.
A Yes, there are sprays used
for thinning fruit, usually naph
thaleneacetic acid and naphth
alene acetamide used at 4-6
ounces per 100 gallons of water
at time of petal fall.
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with utility-laundry room and
basement steps handy, direct
access to the garage, and even
a rear coat closet for rainy day
gear not only is a well planned
housekeeping zone but at the
same time offers the space and
charm for informal family
snacks and icebox raids. The big
central chimney that serves the
living room fireplace also pro
vides for an indoor barbecue
in the kitchen, attractively set
in a brick wall.
The fireplace, of course, is
the main eye-catcher in the liv
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CITY
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April Should Mean
More Garden Work
By MARK M. TAYLOR
April usually brings with it I should not be disturbed until
the assurance of freedom from
killinff fronts her in (ha WM.
lamette Valley and along the
Coast. This means that our
long awaited garden prepara
tions should be activated as soon
as possible.
RAIN: Tradition has it that
April brines showers, but we
often have our showery periods
before or just after April.
However, our early rainfall has
caused a leaching away of avail
able plant nutrients to the ex
tent that some plants may actu
ally starve unless we take steps
to replenish the sou with adcli
tional nutrients. This is, then,
our first concern in garden ac
tivities this month.
WEEDS: Annual weeds in the
garden or border should be
turned under now, but perennial
weeds should be only uprooted
with their roots left exposed,
else they will start with re
newed vigor.
MULCHES: Winter mulches
should either be removed or
spaded under. After beds have
been cleaned and cultivated,
they should be again covered
with a three-inch mulch of old
manure, peatmoss or compost to
help conserve moisture, keep
down weeds and protect the
roots of new plants from tem
perature variations.
If you use sawdust as a mulch
add one pound and two ounces
of ammonium sulphate per 100
square feet for each inch of saw
dust applied. If your toil is
heavy, slow decomposing mulch
es, such as sawdust, are best.
Use peatmoss or compost on
light soils where moisture men
tion may be needed.
BULBS: Spring bulbs finish
their cycle this month, but
glass uneo
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ing room, and Is complemented
by a large bow window on the
opposite wall. This broad glass
area, incidentally, not only is
shaded by the porch but also by
a largo roof overhang. Another
advantage of the living room is
that it is dead-end. That is, the
only reason for entering it is to
stay there it doesn't double as
a nuisance passage to another
room.
A broad roof overhang in the
rear also shades the glass wall
in the dining room. The rear
terrace could easily be closed
if the owner should want it
The bedroom wing, well Iso
lated from the entertaining area
by foyer, center hall and dining
room, contains a master bed
room of the type usually re
served for more pretentious
homes.
In addition to two sets of dou
ble closets, it has a dressing al
cove with a vanity and another
closet, a full bath, and fine wall
space. Another nifty extra is the
hat closet next to the door
making a total of no less than
six closets in this room. That's
more than many three-bedroom
homes have all told.
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tne foliage is dead. Instead,
Plant annuals over 0,8 bulb beds
to hide the unsightly bulb re
fuse.
Plant these summer flowering
bulbs: Tigrldia, Galtonla, Montr
bretia, Acidanthera and Ismenes
whenever It is convenient to do
so.
Continue planting gladioli at
10 or 15 day intervals to pro
vide a continuance of bloom
throughout the season. Be sure
to soak or dust the corms with
a bulb disinfectant before plant
ing. When the new shoots are
three inches, start spraying or
dusting regularly to control
their infestations.
BEGONIAS AND GLOXIN
IAS: These can be planted out
side, after being started in
doors, by mid-April.
DAHLIAS: Must wait for out
door planting until any possi
bility of frost is past, but if you
want a headstart, or want to
increase certain varieties, start
the tubes in a flat indoors.
PANSIES: You can shear back
pansies to promote denser, com
pact growth or set out fall sown
seedlings for summer and fall
bloom.
SHRUBS: Don't prune spring-
flowering shrubs until they have
finished blooming, but do it as
soon after blooming as possible.
BOXWOOD: You should shear
boxwoods about mid-April.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS: 'Mums
can be set out most anytime now
in the Willamette Valley.
LAWNS: Fertilize lawns, If
you have not done so in the last
two months. And, make sure
your mower -Is sharp and in
good condition before puuing
it back into service, for a dull
mower blade can wreak havoc
with a good lawn.
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Qarden
By MARK
It has always been our con
tention that any natural con
figuration of an area to be land
scaped should take advantage
of such a natural setting. For
example, at first glance at a
prospective to be landscaped
area, a protruding rock forma
tion in an awkward place might
seem to be an insurmountable
obstacle, but not necessarily
so, if thought is given to turn
ing the problem area to an ad
vantage.
A case in point was recalled
to us recently. A rather exten
sive area in a woodsy setting
had been cleared for the erec
tion of a fine home. The back
yard lawn area "to be" was
quite large, beautifully situated
in a setting with a background
of tall evergreen trees, the sun
streaming through their tops
into the clearing with cathedral
like shadows falling occasion
ally in the brightly lighted cen
ter. Then, there it stood! A three
foot high monster! A reddish
brown rock protuberance about
IS feet long and six across!
Overlooked in the excitement of
clearing, here was a rock too
large to bulldoze out! What was
to be done?
The solution was so simple,
when completed, each wondered
why he had not thought of it! To
the rear (away from the house)
and at each end, were planted
tall, bearded Iris, each seeming
to compliment the rock. In front
were . low-growing Summer
Chrysanthemums. Simple, but
effective.
Another instance was a simi
lar situation met by a Min
neapolis friend who solved his
by drilling a hole through the
rock to pipe in water, convert
ing the rock into a fountain.
Drain tile about the base of
the rock carried away the sur
plus water. It was a very hot
day when we visited this spot
and the sound and sight of this
fountain had a remarkably cool
ing effect. Appropriate bog
plants were planted around the
base of the rock.
With the invention of a pat
ented hook device whereby or
vinary flower pots can be easily
and quickly attached securely
to any wall, we will find even
greater use of potted plants
man beiore.
In one instance, a homeown
er put the holders, and his oth
er talents, to a surprisingly ef
fective use. A blank wall faced
one side of the patio. Upon this
wall the homeowner painted an
espaliered tree. At the end
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each branch, where a flower
might be expected, he placed
one of these pot holders. You
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