Begonias exhibited

THE B.C. Fuchsia and Begonia
Society is holding its annual
flower show and competition in
the Floral Hall, VanDusen
Botanical Gardens in Vancouver
on Saturday, July 28 from I to 8
p.m. and on Sunday, July 29
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Admission for adults is $1,
children are free.

There will be a plant sale, door
prizes and refreshments available.
The show is a display of many

Prepare soil

From page 16
times its weight in water and ox-
ygen.

Digging holes for these
shallow-rooted plants is not a
tiresome task cither because the
cavities should not be deeper than
the rootballs are high. If the
tootball is :anted below ground
level, the ci: > will provide leaves
but not %.x-urs. Make the hole
twice as wide as it is deep and
gently break the earth around the
rootball so roots can stretch out
and grow.

Once the shrub is sitting straight
in the hole, with the top of the
rootball level with the ground,
backfill with the amended soil and
tamp firm. This is an ideal task
for a child’s small feet. Have the
child stomp around and around
the plant to form a receptacle for
moisture at its base. Then water
thoroughly with a hose to elimi-
nate air pockets.

Apply a mulch to reduce
moisture loss and weeds. Mulch
also acts as an insulator for sum-
mer heat and winter frosts. To
keep the acidity level high, make a
mulch of one part pine needles or
compost and one part sphagnum
peat. Let the child mix together
the ingredients and spread them
evenly around the plants.

Children can be put in charge
of certain aspects of the care and
feeding of the new additions to
the landscape, others are better
handled by parents.

A child should water the plants
regularly and thoroughly to en-
courage the formation of a
healthy root system. Watering is
especially important when the
shrub is flowering and during the
first year after it has been planted.

Azaleas produce more blooms
when faded flowers are removed
before they set to seed. This pro-
cess, called ‘‘deadheading,’’ also
stimulates new growth on young
plants and can be done by young
hands by simply pulling off the
browning blossoms.

After blooming, mom or dad
should give the shrubs a light shot
of acid fertilizer, to insure plenty
of color the next year.

Aside from an occasional ap-
plication of fertilizer and a new
layer of mulch in the fall, nothing
more need be done to keep the
azaleas a family treasure.

Plant edible garden

From page 15
Flowers:
Annuals — seedlings:
2 flats zinnias
2 flats marigolds
2 flats alyssum
2 flats pansies
2 flats ageratum
Annuals — seeds:
2 pkgs. sweet peas
1 pkg. cleome
1 pkg. mini-sunflowers
Perennials:
1 English daisy
3 lavendar plants
3 yarrow plants

varieties of fuchsias, begonias and
other shade-loving plants. Club
members will be in attendance and
will be pleased to answer ques-
tions concerning the growing of
these beautiful plants.

Competition is open to
members only and the judging will
be completed prior to the opening
of the show.

For more information call 325-
2597.

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