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WINTER COVERINGS The practice of-covering the pe ren- niai beds, the bulbs, and wrapping upi the tender roses and. otherwise pro-, PAU LKRUPPA Painting -Decorating 1412 EImswod Avenue,' Wilunette WiInitte 2997 Wixuintka 19121 FRNES TULUFS I are now in from j -HOLLAD, Seud for our Master 'List o!TuJips Phone De.rfield 241 Just tecting the less sturdy piant5 well established that it has be habit w hich needs somne restr Last' Spting, upon uncoverî perennial bedg, many vacant were. found, andin a great rr these cases, the cause was% not cov ering but rather too muci ing. Too muÛch covering b sog-and may heat up thej eihrrotting the roots or5 their growth too soon.: Soggy ing inay smother plants, espec the weeks of March. One of the principal,*funcii p roper covering is the.catchi holding of snow, the snow b best ail round blanket that beds can have. Evergreen plantiùgs mnay bei covering to retain imoisture, eý ly if the winter proves ta beà less onte.' New platrtings of shi small trees wil be kept frrc drying or' beaving, tbouigh it essential if the ground is wel vated and firmed when the, is' doue.' Large trees, newly plante sorts whicb bave smnooth' bank wrapping both summner and wi TRIM SHRUBS NOW Don't' iait tilI snow flics,1 the sbrubs are more easily and torn.ii the colder weathei way no one enjoys %vorking AND ASSURE SUCCESSFUL GROWTH NEXTSPRING! FaIil is the ideal tirne ta plant nearlyý ail varieties et trees and shrubs. Thenl plants are dormant, the soll workaýble and the amnple l arins paek the eëarth I irmly about the roots se they are ready ta. respond ta the first grow- Ing urge of sprlng. Tp delay plantlng until uext spring May nican the losa ot a full season- plant this full. Flowers Rockery Work the, Line virue caes aniS w*5g flfrJfl** Jweaker members while the plants are still active. 0f course, most of the trimming should have been done in late spring, s, is so but the rush of spring and other rea- ,come a sons in summer- have delayed much raint. of, this shaping and. remnoving of 'dead' ing the wDood and- irregular branches.; tplaces. Early spring. is really bad for heavy many of trimming as the bîoom buds on the, nlack of early bloomners' are al set and -would [ cover- be badly damaged by so- belat.ed becomes' pruning. ground, Bushes 'which are ful of unneces- starting sary brush during'tbe winter catch a y rocver- heavy load of snow and are mashed ,iàlly- in out of shape so badly that they neyer fullyrecover. ions of Im'Proper pruuing is worse' than ýig and.nn at al. ShruLs wbich are given ngtethe needed care each yearwill need eingtheverv l 1ittle- at any one- time, and can beý kept iu much better'shape than if left go for two -or three. years and ,nefit by then severelv ov-erhauled ail at onc. specal-Pruning s'hould leave- the plants a snow- w~ithî -tatural shiape and characteristie rub's or gracefulness. ,any 'GLENCOE GARDEN til cuit-HONORED Ilucunting, Peter Brauin, living at Randolph pla1 .tngand Drexel, lias received bis certifi- ed, file cate fromi the Chicago Tribune, cs, need recognizing - the worthiness of bis ine. garden wrich wvas entered ini tlieir re- . ne. cent contest. Contestants Jvr imited' to thiose* becaus e who planned,. planteil andl cared for bruised tiheir own grounds, and ini the placing tr; any- of awar(ls, special ecmpliasis was in the placed on the best 'placing of thel nulit .tluni<, to dlo mucn gardenlingt 'being 45 by 180 feet. Ho-wever, -vit'h- out in any Nway overdoing it, several outstanding features bave been in'- cluded. At the mýain corner of the bousel, readily seen by the passer-by, is a short flight of steps leading from a screenied porch, doue in' Florentine stone, and flaiked with good pliant- ings, including somne Nell chosen evergreens. This feature is really a pitu. 'i. 't Now! for Planting of Trees Trees' and shrubs need flot be planted th-e day they are received -fom the Nursery'. It is best to wait until conditions are j'ust rigbt, that is~, weather above freezing and the soul porous and workable. .Never. plant in the Faîl in ýwét, soggy soul. Shrubs Nvil do better if planted'ý in beds ,-which have been. thoro.i.ghly spaded to a depth of, ten inches. On. siopes, where beds are impractical on account oisoul washing, dig the. holes large and the plants, will grow better. In..planting trees, and shrubs dig gene.rous sized holes with perpendicu- lar sides (n eyer sau c er .shaped). Put the. dirt' that is good ta on e. side- so' that .you.can use *it aro und the roots. Loosenthe souiii' the bottom. of the hole. If well rotted cow manure is available it mýay be mixed with the soil beyond. the roots, so that, they will reach out to it as they grow., At time of plauting a *.good coin- mercial plant food worked into the sol at the bot'tom of the. hole wili be of great benefit.' There are g6'od plant foods on the market, available at most every nursery, seed store or hardware store which blas a garden s upply department. than they,,stood in the nursery.; setý shrubs at about the same. depth tbey stood in i tl1 nursery or slightly deeper. Spread roots out naturally' and work soil over and around them,. Keep putting ini good dirt until the liole is nearly full, tramping the dirt firrnly about the 'roots. e drt wuiic water 'bas 7fill up the ishiould not' ieenl used to' settie the soiI, At planting time a Il t rees .and 'plants slîouid bc pruned if. best, e- sults are ta be expected the flst year. With shadetrées, having a heavy top, at least one-third of. the top. should be removed. Prune ta avoid cmowNd- ilng branches, shorten back the side' branches but do not cut off the leader or main stem. Try ta get a well de- veloped head,, strong leader, and branches at wide, not close angles. jM. Portenhlauser Painter and Decorator 1030 GreudlesEPhono 2764: By J. R. Fot. 14. i if i iii I