Rete, Coa i pices’ WURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1959/Week by Week In The Garden By G, E. Sery CORRECT METHOD FOR DRAINAGE It is a good thing to draw attention to the benefits deriv- Need Shoes one half inch of wood abov THE BARGAI _ the top bud. Wh Ms i Ss Plant the cuttings as soon a: also | months and drain digging is|those “\ sunny_windows more|they are taken and place the: : easiest just now. Four-inch/than se in shaded windows.|six inches apart in well-draine: ~ tiles are suggested though|A da round of all plants is|soil with only two buds sho = many three-inch tiles have|advir |, not to water every!ing above ground, A fine lot Cle Sal _ been used for small drains. The | plan} only those requiring|rooted cuttings should result. is e r TRYING TO FIND the right place for everything after a week floor of the drain should be onjit. S: plants may have be-|Because growth starts in early come sovury that additional wat- ering may be necessary. A good rule is to water carefuily. If plants are repotted at regu- lar intervals’ “y~e will be lit- tle need for ters, A little Alaskan Fist. .« ‘ilizer would be satisfactory. Téa leaves and coffee grounds have no fer. 4 uniform grade and even. Pro- vide an adequate outlet first so that the water will leave the |tile freely. A two-inch fall in every 100 feet is the minimum and more is better, Drains should be not less than two and one half feet deep and in most garden soils not more than 35 feet apart. Many helpful hi. tilizing value and any fancied for installing tile drains ¢|benefits are imaginary. Soaps, contained in a valuable little/oils, epsom salts and aspirins bulletin on “Farm Drainage” |are likely to be harmful. Wash- published by the Provincial De-|ing or syringing the foliage wi partment of Agriculture and|get rid of any insects, such as available on application. Your|aphis red-spider and thrips. | ¢) * garden will increase in value] Temperature is important meas i, ee stem | |with the years through being! growing indoor flowers, next tolin late spring, mouy therptant| seine, autumn planting is ad- a | sonvenient planting distane- "te rows six feet apart, with five fet apart in the of renovations to the Sun's office and plant proves to be quite a job for staff members Ted Williams and Alan Davie. The interior of the building was painted and renovated as part of the winter works campaign to relieve unemployment. The Sun of- fice is again open until 12 noon Saturdays and the public is invited to drop in and see the changes, City must give Players home worthy of talent | by Sylvia Walton Thursday night, January 15, ‘ Pp Qn (emAG BEST FOR GOOSEBERRIES Gooseberries are not so o ily propagated from cuttings. Layering is the best method This is done by cutting back jhard all the top growth of a plant in early spring, then af- ter the many new shoots from India Brass * Cut Glass, Christensen Gift Shop Hilltop A f the great actors of the past. and what a night! A real sett-)Rainy nights, when the paye- ing for “Dark of The Moon.’ jments glittered with reflec-| A low dark sky, and rain, rain,|tions of a myriad neon lights, rain! But, apparently it long queues of inveterate thea Pacific Ave, A REST |from low. Here windows which | The York Theatre overflowed ping umbrellas, taxis, crowded |interest is a fine cyclamen in|temperature for flowering | This is the season when gar-|do not face south enjoy an ad-| Plants would be 60 degrees, | | = Ocean Park Marketeria with an enthusiastic audience | buses, and at last, the enchant-|~—— a who had come to see this|ed interior of the theatre, and/plaunded again thought provoking play present-|all discomforts forgotten, for, ed for adjudication in the|“the play’s the thing.” haunting artistry of Etta Mur Drama Festival. And “Festi-) Yes, here too the play was|phy as Barbara Allen, showed yal” is the right word, for there | indeed. the thing, a play ‘wierd|deep insight into the difficult drained. |light. There is more trouble |,wj f Fj Rael INDOOR WORK FOR from high temperatures than peer ee se “the! dening interests move indoors vantage. Plants can be kept and our potted plants, be they| close to the glass, where the wasn’t enough to dampen the|tre goers, hawkers doing few or many, assume a new im-| temperature is more stable, aiid ig spirits of Vancouver's theatre |brisk trade in candies and choc-|Portance. dt makes little dif-/usually much cooler than in the lovers. Jolate bars, news vendors drip-|ference whether our object of|centre of the room. An ideal and again, with humidity of 60-70, but He had much praise for the|most of the subjects which amateurs grow are tolerant of a considerable range. When the average temperature rises much was indeed a festive atmos-|and full of meat’ in the words parts of the Witch Boy, play-jhigher than 70 degrees during phere! Evening dress, sophis-/of Mr. Richard Ainsley, the|ed by Geoffrey Theobald, also | day and 65 at night, soft tication — that certain some-jadjudicator. With what charm|the Conjur People, played by |growth, with weak stems, is - thing which enterssinto an aud-|he both criticised and compli-|Felicie and Punch Mitchell, The |likely, Never allow plants to ience in a ‘live’ theatre. Some | mented! And compliments |beguiling witchiness of ihe/stand on a radiator, or near (| how it has no relafionship'what-|coming from him, famous son|Fair and Dark Witches, ihe|one Humidity may be incre . ver to the passive acceptance fof a famous father, are compli-|wonderful support of the which characterizes a cinema | nients indeed - jewels to treas-}crowd scenes under the master audience — No, here there was|ure. ~. hand of the director, won high sympathy and participation, as) How the audience applauded | praise was evidenced by the tremend-|his praise! What was it he| ‘he play, said Mr. Ainsley, ed by keeping saucers or pans of water near the plants Watering is the third import- ant factor affecting plants. The old fashioned method of der New Management of | 4 1? ALEX TOTH Full Selection of Meats ous bursts of applause. Tt took. me back to London's said about the revival scene?/was an unusual and difficult : soaking the soil with water, that he had never seen it so|one, and, professing himself baf- See te bes Reasonable Prices then allowing it to dry out, is still the best one. As the soil dries, air enters, ensuring the roots necessary oxygen. When | methods of automatic watering are used, there may be danger of keeping the soil saturated, so that air is excluded. If a large pan can be proyid- ed holding two or three inches| of sand; and if water is kept standing just below the bottom Theatre Land, that magic area | well done! He analysed the play/fled on one point, remarked, which is Shaftesbury Avenue,|and players with such an air|“I must remember to ask Mr. Drury Lane, The Haymarket —/of benign puckishness that the|Johnson’s advice on _this" surely haunted by the ghosts | audience was enchanted, and ap-|could there be higher praise? | A most constructive adjudica- tor, his criticisms will be well | digested. There was Friday and Satut- ||day night to live through, with | |excellent productions b the Vancouver Little Theatre and Fresh Sirloin eef, Ib..... 49¢ one Steak, Ib. 89¢ GROCERY SPECIALS Rover Dog Food ... 12 tins 99e B.C. Drama Festival, || Burnaby, and then the wonder- 3 , eh 5 5 ful newe that White Hock Pigg. (of the pot, moisture will be Margarine sshuevevate Patan Deu Serene | 2% taken up by the pot as need-| Hi\ers were the winners of the jot as 1 < : et with Bita [ta | Qnouper way is to insert/® Dickson’s Coffee, Ib. ...... 75¢ in the pot, through the drain-| age hole at the bottom, a wick] vices" {Ocean Park Marketeria clothesline. If the top if the wick is embedded in the soi OPEN ALL DAY MONDAYS STEVENSON & NORTH BLUFF Murphy best actress, Franklin | Johnson ‘best director, “Dark of | |The Moon" best play. || Bravo! White Rock is proud |of its Players,and eager to give ||them a home worthy of their | talents, | White Rock hosts ‘RCMP. Veterans