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rage 10E EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD, Sunday, April 21. 1963 rata Home and Garden lay ... ifp i :" ' v :" f Jrv - -r- IS; : fe Indoor Living Area Qets Look of Outdoors When Evelyn Jablow, member of the American Institute of Interior Designers, came back from a trip to Greece and Portugal during the summer of 1062, she was obsessed with the simple beauty of the interior courtyard of houses in the Mediterranean countries. ' "I thought the idea had real possibilities for adapting to homes over here," she admits. "After all, the appetite for indoor outdoor living is well established in every section of the U. S. All we lack is the design idea which adapts it to our climate," she laid. With this as her inspiration, Mrs. Jablow put her talents as an Interior and Industrial designer Into a plan for an atrium or in door garden room. It gives the same open-sky look but eliminates the penalty of bad weather by use of a translucent plastic roof. The same Idea could even bo adapted to an apartment, too, she points out. Instead of the sunlit ceiling, the same effect could be achieved by using wall-to-wall fluorescent ceiling. The floor covering of the atrium, as adapted by Mrs. Jablow, is unique. She uses a bronze green carpet on all floors, on the vertical facing of an upper level and even as a lush wrapping on the cantilevered steps. With a pile of nylon, the carpet is at home with hard use. The two-level design helps segregate different activity areas the upper area for reading or lounging; the lower for children's games or adult groups. The upper area is equipped with a piece in the Recamier style. Together with a matching chair, it adds an outdoor note with rattan bindings and colorful nylon cushions. Heavy wood timbers give the room an architectural look. They provide a contrast to the soft curtain fabric of "Dacron" polyester fiber. The colorful floral print is the new sheer "Caribe" style. On the main level, a live birch tree is surrounded by a bench fitted with bright colored cushions. It makes a comfortable place to use for viewing the sculpture along the opposite wall or the abstract painting to the rear. This was the spot where Mrs. Jablow paused to give her un usual design a last critique. "When you walk into the atrium from a darker more crowded part of the house, the contrast should be relaxing," she said. Dining Room Returns to Favor in New Homes By MARGERY McEMIENY CHICAGO A survey com piled by the U.S. Housing and Home Finance Agency shows that the dining room again is being included In new homes. One of the first rooms to bo scratched off blueprints when building costs began to rise after World War II, the din ing room is returning because of consumer demand, build ers said. Until recently, most fami lies in the middle and lower income brackets had to look for older homes if they wanted separate dining areas, In tho newer models, meals were served in the kitchen or a "dining nook area" some where between the kitchen and another room. Building costs have not gone down, said the builders, but the new interest in dining rooms probably came about because of the big success of tho "raised ranch" or "split ranch" stylo house. This stylo is very economi cal to build a simple rec tangle, with two stories, the lower ono half below grade. It provider twice the square footngo of living space of a ranch style home, at not much more cost, so it has space for a dining room. Why do buyers want a separate dining room? Bernard L. C o p e 1 a n d, president of Basic-Witz, a manufacturer of dining fur niture, points to the resurg ence of the traditional trend. Copcland's firm participated . in tho survey that showed more than half of all famili ics Interviewed wanted sepa rate dining facilities. He said the family may be satisfied with informal meals in the kitchen, but it likes to have a more formal place to entertain ' mealtime. Families with children also believe the formal atmosphere of a dining room is conducive to better table manners, Copcland said. Storage space was another reason cited. Silver, table lin ens, dishes and glassware can be stored in a buffet, which rarely fits comfortably in the living room or kitchen, Cope land said. Copeland said a recent sur vey by Home Furnishings Daily, a trade publication, showed sales of dining sets up as much as 17 per cent over a year ago. Sales were higher in suburban rather than city areas, he said, re flecting purchases of new i homes. tea , . for massive beauty and lasting protection 15-YEAR BOND 235 Lbs. Per Square FREE ESTIMATE 4 we ye better... to assure lowest cost per year 1. 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Two distinctions are accredited to Mag nolias not usually found in plants: They always attract attention when in bloom under favorable circumstances and they are con sidered to be one of our most ancient group of trees or shrubs. The flowers of all species are as a rule white, large and showy. Many are fragrant. Of all of the species of Magnolia the first to flower is M. stellata, a large shrub or small tree to 15 feet. Its flowers appear before the leaves, are white, almost star-shaped, (hence its common name, Star Magnolia), and are fragrant. It is hardy throughout western Oregon and Washington and quite widely used. Next in importance in Northwestern gar dens is Magnolia soulangeana, probably the most widely planted Magnolia of all. A taller growing species, it sometimes reaches a height of 30 feet. Its flowers, too, appear be fore the leaves, are large, cup-shaped. It is in reality a hybrid, the flowers being whitish with purple tones and base. It is often mis takenly called tulip tree because of the tulip-like flowers. It, too, is distinguished by having a number of varieties. Most generally associated with the Old South is the Southern Magnolia, M. grandi flora, an evergreen tree to 100 feet, and often said to be the finest of all broadleaved ever green trees. Its leaves are a light green and the flowers are large, white and fragrant. It blooms in April or May, its flowers resting above the leaves. Its one most unfortunate fault is the brittleness of its wood. Here in the Valley where snow and ice is the excep tion rather than the rule, these trees suffer greatly, not so much from the low tempera ture as the weight of the snow and ice on the limbs, for the weight may break a limb unless shaken off as soon as possible. While M. grandiflora is, primarily a southern tree, it is adaptable to use in practically all parts of Oregon and Washington, west of the Cascade Mountains. nf nther recent Donularity in the West is Magnolia kobus, one of the hardiest of the Asian Magnolias. It grows to 30 feet, the flowers appearing before the leaves and the flowers are large, white and lily shaped. It is hardy throughout Oregon and Washington. The Chinese Yulan, Magnolia deudata, is a Magnolia held in high esteem by the Chinese, as it has been for centuries. Fre quently it is rated as the most beautiful of all of the flowering trees introduced from the Far East Its large, white, goblet-like flowers, pleasantly scented, make an impressive June showing. Reliably hardy only to ten degrees, once established in the Willamette Valley, it should be safe, barring lower temperatures while it is reaching maturity. The essential for success in raising Mag nolias lies first in good drainage. Although some natural fertilizer incorporated into the soil is beneficial, some authorities contend that natural fertilizers such as well rotted stable manure should be applied every three or four years to assure vigorous growth and flowering. It has been our own experience and observation that commercial fertilizers containing a balanced formula and fortified with all mineral trace elements are equally effective. Pruning of Magnolias is an easy task for generally little or no pruning is advised. Pruning might be necessary, if the plant be comes overgrown or assumes an awkward shape. The tree or shrub should be pruned, if you must, only after flowering. Another factor that makes Magnolias de sirable trees or shrubs for the home garden is their relative immunity to disease and in sect pests. The principal pest found trouble some is a scale insect readily controlled by a dormant miscible oil spray. Mealybug sometimes bothers, but the same oil spray checks it. The propagation of Magnolias is accom plished by the usual methods from seed, by grafting to M. kobus stock in January, and by layering. There are but 15 species of Magnolias commonly grown in North America of which six are native Americans. There are, of course, a great many hybrids and varieties so that one who wanted to specialize would be able to amass quite a collection of out standing ornamentals. Q How should I prune Wisteria? I have lots of vine but few flowers. Mrs. M. K. A Trim out all straggly growth. In mid-summer short en shoots to five or six leaves. Next spring, shorten shoots to two buds. Use nitrogen fer tilizers sparingly. Bonemeal is sufficient. Q The Magnolia we plant ed last year was fed careful ly with an acid fertilizer but has not flowered this year. Mrs. B. W. A There is really noth ing wrong with the Magnolia. Just give it time. Q We planted a fig tree which grew nicely, but fruit stayed hard until the leaves had fallen. 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