16 - Friday. September 20, 1991 - North Shore News

CHANCES ARE another Jong,
hot summer has taken its toll on
your turf. The tell-tale signs of
decay ure everywhere: Brown,
patchy spots: unsightly weeds and
thinning grass that have suddenly
transformed your beautiful. green
landscape into Death Valley.

Don't despair, however. Early
fall iy the perfect time for nurtur-
ing tired lawns back to full health.
Lawn makeovers can be us simple
as spot patching small areas or as
ambitious as overseeding the en-
tire lawn. Whichever makeover
you choose, uutumn’s gentle rains,
cool air and warm soil
temperatures will help seeds ger-
minate quickly, encourage roots to
grow deeper, and reduce competi-
tion from: crabgrass and other an-
nual weeds.

For best results, buy grass seed
from a reputable company. In-
vesting in top-quality seed will pay
off handsomely later on.

Club sale
oifering
rare plants

THE B.C. Alpine Garden Club
fall plant sale will offer gardeners
many rare and choice species not
usually available at commercial
garden centres, including rockery
and border, perennials, ferns,
woodlanders, wetlanders, native
plants, dwarf conifers, trees and
shrubs from all over the world.

There will be free expert advice
from some of the Lower
Mainland’s most accomplished
growers at the sale, Sunday, Sept.
22 from 1-4 p.m. at the VanDusen
Gardens Ficra! Hall, West 37th
Avenue and Oak Street, Van-
couver,

The garden club is a non-profit
organization with members all
over the world. As well as raising
monies for the UBC Botanical
Garden and VanDusen Gardens,
they provide an annual bursary
for a UBC horticultural student
and support and funding for the
protection of endangered species.

For further information con-
tact: Bill Herbst, sale chairman,
942-1749, or Daphne Guernsey,
club president, 921-9740,

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HOME & GARDEN
Give your tired lawn a face-lift this fall

Spot Patching

To patch a weeds, dead or
damaged section of lawn, rake out
the affected area to form grooves
in the soil surface, Next, work in
a handful of balanced fertilizer,
and rake the area smooth again,

Onee weeds have been removed
and fertilizer added, you're ready
to spread seed over the area.
There are several high-quality seed
mixtures available.

After the patch has been seed-
ed. re-rake the area. Then, tamp
the area lightl with a spade to

firm up the soil, Reep the seeded
patch moist until the seedlings
begin to germinate.

The existing grass around the
patch should be mowed as often
as needed to keep it from shading
the new seedlings. As the new
grass d-velops, mow if at the same
height intended for the entire
lawn,

Overseeding
If more chan 50%) of your lawn
is in good shape, vou don’t have
to dig up the whole lawn and

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do the job. Its the best way to
thicken @ fawn or introduce new
Naticties of grass. For northern
and southern lawns, overseed in
the fall, about six weeks before
the first frost.

Begin the task of overseeding by
removing thatch and weeds wih a
power rake. iurf thinner, dethat-
cher oor sertical mower. These
tools tear out weeds and thatch,
but leave the grass intact. They
ale cut shallow grooves in the
soil that will catch newly-sown

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Use a cyclone or drop spreader
to overseed the large areas. Go
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