Ghilclren's Garden Said
Good Play with Purpose
By EDNA-KING MANDEVILLE
A children's garden is really
no. different from a garden for
grown-ups. It is just as interest
ing and much more exciting.
When in life is there a better
time to become familiar with
the mysteries of nature, to learn
the value of patience, and to feel
the thrillof digging in rich, pro
ductive soil? To a child, garden
ing is play with a purpose.
First the garden must be plan
ned".' Why is that necessary?
Well, suppose you put the seeds
In as you went along and right
in front of some beautiful pansies
there grew a row cf cosmos that
reached to the top of a fence!
Or what if all your flowers
bloomed in July and there wasn't
bright spot in your garden all
during August and September.
That would be an unplanned gar
den. Furthermore, part of the fun
of gardening is thinking about
what a beautiful garden you are
going to have. Isn't that the way
with most of your good times?
So you miss a lot, if you do not
plan your garden. It is easy and
it's fun. Here are some sugges
tions. -Draw
Outline
Draw an outline of the part
of the yard that has been given
to you to make beautiful. (Let
us hope it is a sunny spot.) If
possible make it about 12 feet
wide and 4 feet deep. While the
back and sides will be straight
lines, the front can be curved so
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that the garden is a little wider
in the center.
Now, let's write in on the plan
the names of the flowers we shall
plant, just where we want them
to grow.
First there is the background.
We want something that will
grow tall. If a fence is there,
perhaps a variety that climbs
would be the thing. There are
climbing nasturtiums, heavenly
blue morning glory, gourds (they
produce such interesting ob
jects), moon vine, cypress vine
(the flowers are dainty red and
white stars) and black-eyed Su
san vine. If a hedge is there or
if the fence belongs to a neigh
bor, we shall choose a variety
that grows tall and supports it
self. There are such varieties
as sensation cosmos. African
marigold, sungold sunflower and
pink queen cleome. Cleome is
sometimes called spider plant.
Plant it and see if you can tell
why.
Let's next pick out the border.
After we decide on the border,
it will be easier to choose the
other varieties. Some people
prefer no border at all. They
just let the flowers that come in
front form a border. Many beau
tiful gardens are that way.
Others prefer to have the9 gar
den definitly outlined by plant
ing some low growing variety
along the edge. A few sugges
tions along with the colors are:
ageratum, blue cap, blue; alys
sum, snow cloth, white; alyssum,
royal carpet, purple; candytuft,
white; candytuft, all colors; nas
turtium, dwarf, yellow, orange
and red.
Bedding Plants
Now what shall we plant in
between the background and the
border. There is room for two
varieties, one on each side in
clumps or a row of each all the
way across. How about a bed
of cut and come again zinnias
on one side and strawflowers on
the other? The cut and come
again strain of zinnias will not
take up as much room as giant
zinnias. The strawflowers can
be cut when in bloom and hung
with heads down until they dry
out. Then they can be used for
a long time for color in your
room. Other possibilities are
bachelor's button (if you do not
like girls) or calendula, or Shir
ley poppy. They are all easy to
grow.
Now that we have the plan
made, let's carry it out.
As soon as the ground is 'warm
and workable (not before!) the
garden must be spaded thorough
ly. The spade must go down into
the ground for over a foot so
that fresh, fertile soil will be
brought to the top. Seedlings
need mellow soil to grow on. If
the garden is too large for you
to spade alone, perhaps your
father will help. It will do him
good and he will enjoy it more
than he thinks he will when it
is first suggested to him. It is
the only time that you will need
his help. Spading requires mere
manual labor and very little
skill. So the success of the gar
den will still be yours, even if
you get help at this point.
Rake Thoroughly
The next step is to rake the
garden thoroughly. This is very
important. Go over it several
times so that all the lumps of
dirt are broken up and the
ground is level. Be sure that the
dirt has settled as much as pos
sible. You might walk on it
and if you sink down in spots,
rake those places full.
Now take a stick or the end of
a rake and mark off shallow
trenches in which to plant the
seeds. Make the trenches just as
deep as it says on the envelopes,
to plant the seeds. You will prob
ably prefer rather straight lines
for the border and background.
Curved lines would be better for
the others.'
Now sprinkle the seeds along
the trenches. Do not drop them
too close together. They should
be at least one or two inches
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Sunday, May 8. 1958
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE NINE
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Medford Woman
Attends Services
Mrs. Marina Gates will return
today from Portland where she
attended Easter services at Holy
Trinity Greek Orthodox church.
She attended Good Friday ser-:
tIJ : , 1 -Ctota. I
vices r riaay evening, anu jjaaici
service at midnight Saturday.
The Greek Orthodox church
celebrates Easter at varying
times in the spring, as does the
Christian church, and the two
dates do not coincide.
While awav Mrs. Gates was
the euest of her eod-parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Tom vianos, ana ner
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Tommy S. Starfas.
Nevita Chapter Plans
Instruction Night
Central Point Nevita chap
ter, Order of Eastern Star, will
hold a stated meeting Tuesday,
May 8, at 8 p.m. at Masonic
tprrmle. Central Point. Instruc
tion night will be observed, with
Mrs. Melvin McGrew, worthy .
matron, presiding. ;
Mrs. Francis Russell is in
charge of decorations and Mrs.
Gladys Beebe is chairman of the .
refreshment committee. !
aDart. After vou have sown one
trench, cover it with soil by
pushing in the sides. Then press
down firmly so that the sou will
not be blown or washed away.
Next, water the garden
thoroughly. It is not sufficient
tn snrinkle the surface. The
water should go down for several
Inches. But be careful not to use
so much force that the seeds are
nnrnvprpd or washed away.
Therealter the garden should be
kept moist by frequent watering.
The refquency will depend upon
weather conditions.
Thin Plants
Soon the seeds will sprout and
little seedlings will appear above
the surface. They are very tender
plants and they should be care
fully treated. You may find that
some of them are Browing too
close together. This means that
after the plants are two or tnree
inches high,, some of them should
be dug up with a trowel and
transplanted. Even if there is no
room to plant them elsewhere it
is better to pull them up than to
leave them. Crowded conditions
are just as objectionable to
plants as they are to people.
When the flowers appear, keep
picking them. The more you pick
the more there will be. Keep all
of your bowls and vases full of
fresh flowers. Give bouquets to
friends, who are not so fortunate
as to have a garden. If the flow
ers are allowed to die on the
plants, the will go to seed and
plants will produce no more.
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