Living ™meReview Wednesday, February 28,1990 — A12

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And well you’re in the garden :
If you haven’t severely pruned Anyway, into each hole I
stot db they scone so kOe Ince wie oes
ma y ), illed each hole several times
ots of ime to Siow and set buds with water, then re-filled the holes
ae Hee spring’s ce efforts. with soil. We’ve never had such a
rained back against a wall o7 ee
fence. It should be tied in place or pelea ee
it sprawls everywhere, and then it Just a couple of hints. Put a
should be really trimmed back lcaspoon of corn starch into a vase s
until it is no thicker than about of water, and stir before arranging
es eee , ae It ae the tulips from
caning out of the I i
one bit. You might at this time give of overcooked ee ae
It a generous sprinkling of 4210; The other thought is to attack g
10, 6-8-6, or 13-16-10, which slugs and snails before they reall 5 a
should then be raked into the soil i ee 5 og
ld then ; get Started eating everything in the g
and if it isn’t about to rain, watered place. z
in. I found something called Dead- :
ee ee te to fertilize your fruit and omamen- Sy effective. — oF — :
be pruned at this time (I’m talking lal trees; especially ine fut Past under oe ae pe ee : : F
about Lauristinus, also called Yea | found the easiest way to go ean ee aps an overturned BUDS PEAK ihrough snowy scene — but by this week
SRT ne aoe BHOUETIIG was to poke a sharpened ae Mm ae on top, or inside a sunny, spring-like weather had come to the Peninsula.
with this shrub, it will only require SHAS aud ery holes about six P foe
shaping. inches deep in five Or Six spots e
While you are roaring around spaced around the drip-line of
the garden looking for something eae Tee,
else to prune you might cut back Sa ee : ;
your Clematis jackmanni almost he duping san puaealy. y) e@
to the ground, making sure that Tagged circle around the perimeter
you leave two strong buds on each of tree limbs. If your tree were an W.
separate vine. All this year’s flow- umbrella the drip-line would be
ers will come on this year’s the outside edge where the rain :
growth. drips off — about as clear as mud, »)
pruned after flowering, but only to ®®
keep it within reasonable bounds,
don’t scalp it. While you are about 5 :
it, you could cut back the rasp- B le) b h H .
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height, and prune out all last :
year’s blackberry vines (this is a A festival of praise, hosted by Friday, March 2nd
horrible job!). the Saanich branch of the Cana- 5:00 pm — 7:00 pm Meet the McDonaldland® characters
You may as well trim out any dian Bible Society, will be held at Balloons for the kids
dead wood on the Spanish broom, _ Friendship Baptist Church Sunday.
and take out any crossed branches The event starts at 6:30 p.m. al Prize draws
on the red currants. the church, 7820 Central Saanich : :
But don’t attack the rosesonthe Road. A film will be shown, Sanurday, March oe foe : “/
same day as you are doing allthese _ refreshments served and donations 11:00 am = 5-00 pm Free Train Rides for kids,
other things — or you will be a to the Bible society invited. aged 6 and under a

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