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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MED FORD, OREGON. SUNDAY. MARfTT 15. 1936. PAGE FIVE All the family can Join In the delight of growing s tar deo . . . and certainly all the family will profit by Its completion, and rerel In Its beauty. For the children there will be outdoor play and aunshlne, and the most beautiful way to learn of the wonders of nature. . For the grown folka there will be exhlleratlng exercise and the delight of creating growing things. Make yours a gardening family, and you will have a healthier, happier family than everl mm i "HTM A Perennial Garden From Seed The competent perennial border la work of art which many a garden lover strives to achieve, Thla may be hard work or a pleasant pastime, oostly or Inexpensive, depending up on how he goea about it, but In any case the Job needs much careful atudy. Without It the hardy border la like ly to be a nelter-akelter arrangement with little sequence In height, color or season at bloom. - It la possible to 'get data on the way flowers grow before beginning operations. It Is found for the most part In aeed catalogs, and usually a gardening neighbor will ha.ve valu able Information about local condi tions and what will grow beat In the community. When the choice of flowers la made, a scale plan on pa per should be (drawn and each sub Jeot located on It according to Its aelght and color. Most perennials have a shorter blooming period than annuals. The real skill in arranging perennials Is In assembling combinations that will give a consecutive show through the season without leaving wide - bare stretches at any time. Knowledge of the blooming habits of plants la In dispensable In achieving this effect. Annuals can be used to fill In during the dull periods, and furnish color foils. iJPf -huch a Perennial Border Can Form a Part of Any Uaruen With a Little ' . Thoughtful Planning Plants which range from a few Inches to several feet in height must be fitted Into the picture so that all can be seen to advantage. It la man ifestly foolish to plant a tall del phinium In front of some small plant, and the general rule la a gentle graduation from the low growing types In front to the taller ones In the background, without, however, ' presenting a monotonous sky-line. There must be an Interest ing pattern of peaks and valleys against the background. Many perennials can be grown from aeed. Thla Is the economical way to do It, as for the cost of a single plant seed for several dozen can be purchased. Sow perennials early. Seed sown In the warm days of spring will make a sturdy growth by fall, when plants may be trans planted to their permanent quar ters. V Sow In a protected part of the garden, where there Is little likeli hood of disturbance. Be sure to label each row. A moderately rich loam with a good quantity of humus In It Is best. Fragrance Adds Charm To Garden Picture Fragrance in gardens Is a charm ing attribute we often talk about, but too seldom find. Just why this should be true Is one .of those mya terlea of current fashion, which Is hard to eiplain. We find the modern gardener In a frenzied effort to create the perfest color setting, and In his haste forgetting to Include those sweet-acented subjects which give such a delightful perfume to sum mer evenings. Some of this neglect may be due to the homely dress of some of the old fashioned fragrant flowers. For ex ample the evening-scented stocks, (Matthlola blcornls), which give such an abundance of perfume they may wall be grown for that alone. But many fragrant flowers have been highly developed by modern plant breeding and may be planted for color and beauty aa well. Mignonette (reseda odorata) la one of these, and has no superior for Its delicate scent. It makes excellent cutting material to combine with other flowers. There are many fragrant blooms that can be grown from spring-sown seeds. The ten-week stocks are a de lightful race of garden subjects which come In a long color range. Nlcottnta. the sweet-scented tobacco plants, should have a place In every garden. Their long tubular flowers close In midday, but open as evening ap proaches and give forth a rich per fume, i' The sweet sultans and sweet scab iosas have a soft fragrance and add beauty to the garden picture. They are fast growing annuals. Sow seeds of the sweet sul tan (centaurea ) One of the Best Fragrant Annuals broadcast where they are to grow. The datura (angel'a trumpet) Is an other fragrant annual which Is beau tiful. It must be started early In the house, or a hotbed. The evening primrose Is noted for Its heavy scent, given off during the evening hours. Its yellow and white blooms, attractive during the day time, seem to reflect the moon at night. The heliotrope la another un iversal favorite. Gardeners who will take the tune to search the seed catalogs will be able to find numerous fragant sub jects to fit Into their summer picture. k Jv r-N. Come to the Monarch for Garden Tools Handy, Durable Tools for Every Garden Requirement Good Tools Make for Better Gardens! SPECIAL Garden WHEEL-HOE S3 I OO A Dandy 1 F- af Well built 1 Monarch Seed 6c Feed Co "Your Seedsmen Since 1910" 3 e2 EH CHATS WITH THE 1. Planning Your Garden Probably the most Important step tn making a garden Is planning It. Of course, people who garden In a hl-or-mlss way sometimes come out all right, but It's been my experience that sound planning pays real divi dends in extra beauty. One Mend of mine a man who's famous In his community for the wonderful effects be gets In Just a Bmall space tola me he always knows exactly what he's going to do with every square foot of his garden before he turns the firt forkful of earth. 11 I were you. the first thing I'd do An. planning a garden would be to make a mop of It on a big sheet of paper. And I'd make It pretty care fully to scale, so aa not to overlook any space that could contribute to the beauty of my garden. On this map I'd locate the permanent things, such as trees, shrubbery, and the house. If you have a pool or a rock gal den. put them into the map too. Trxn. around these, plan the sizes and shapes of the flower beds. One of the best ways I know to get gardening Ideas Is to. read seed catalogs. They'll not only give you a wonderful selection of flowers and plants to choose from, but they'll give you a very good idea as to which are belt suited for the climate you Uve In, which wtU grow best In your kind of soli, when you should plant each Tariety, and when you can expect each one to blossom. When I read seed catalogs I keep a HFt of the flowers and other plants that appeal to me. And I'm always caieful to Include some new flowen that I haven't grown before. I've fol.nd that one of the most delight ful experiences In gardening is in finding new faces In my flower beds each year. It's Just like making new friends I When you have decided on the flowers you're going to grow, the next th'r.g to do Is to plot on that map of yours where you're going to put each variety and how much space you can budget for each. There are a numb-it of things to keep In mind. Some flow en grow a lot better than others, and the shorter ancs have to. be out in front where, they can be seen. And since flowers don't all blossom at the same season, each flower bed ahould be planned so that It will have a pleasing variety of flowers In bloom at all times through the summer Color combinations have to be con sidered, too. GOOD GARDENING Flo wen Even If your garden has a north exposure and restricted sunlight as many in the city do you can do well with flowers If you select the right kind. Always bearing tn mind that the time for planting follows the average date of the last killing frol a date available from your local weather bureau here are some of the types of flow era that will bloom In partial or heavy "shade: tuberous begonias, coral-bells, Tlolets, basJtetllower, forget-me-nots. If the garden na hot a&d dry southern exposure, such plant an petunias and cacti are indicate. Annuals -For Gardens This Year While trees and shrubs form the background for every garden, we us ually wait on their development over a period of yeara. Right now the Immediate problem of home garden ers Is "What shall I plant to have a beautiful garden In May, June and July"? Thla means annuals and there are many, many lovely things that can be planted now from, seed. Let's Imagine that you have a bright sunny border in your yard where you need something for a background, something else to grow profusely In front, masses of color, and then a low blooming border to complete the picture. t For a tall background, the new Mexican Marigold, the Tlthonla, Is very suitable. It will grow 8 to 10 feet tall If you let It, but you conj control Its height by pinching It back and making each plant more sturdy. " And what a thrill you will get from some of the tall pink mal lows. For your mass of color plants that grow from one and a half to two feet tall there Is nothing more pleasing than the African Marigolds, with petals Just like a choice Carna tion. If you decide on these, try the Guinea Gold or the Yellow Supreme. Then there are the tall zinnias and the charming Sunshine Asters with which we are all familiar which are always very satisfactory. Many of us like to try something new we enjoy seeing a new blossom unfold with which we are not acquainted. Two new blue flowers both excellent for cutting, are available thla year In the Seed Displays. First la the Kautfus sla. Just Imported from South Africa; the other Is Chinese Delphinium which blossoms profusely with won Here's an Important thing to re-J mtmber about your soli. Your grow ing things depend on It to supply thtm eleven different food elements, every one of which Is essential for healthy growth. From time to time these food elements become exhaust ed from the soli and have to be re placed . . , because growing plants, Juit like growing children, can't be stiong and healthy without a com plete balanced diet. To avoid risk, T ieed my garden a complete plant food derful clear blue spikes. 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