NEWS photo Cindy Goodman

A COUPLE’ view seeds germin-ting in the greenhouse at Park and Tilford Garderis in North

Vancouver.

Expect great displays. at spring show

‘From page 13
. Runa length of 4-inch Big-O
perforated drainpipe over the ag-
. gregate and cover with another six
to eight inches. Now. fold over the
landscape fabric and. cover with
your fast-draining .. subsoil; “Salt

“ free sand works well.
. The average. soil depth in the.

natural alpine regions is less than’
* four ‘inches. You should try .to
mimic. this. by spreading no more
than four.to six inches’ of topsoil
‘with. a” high: content of organic’

material such as compost. ©

‘De not be too eager to add fer-
tilizer.. Alpine: plants
customed to nutrient-poor soils
and too much nitrogen can actual-
ly be detrimental. Better to apply,

‘two. applications. of bone’ meal;

one in November and the other i in
early March.

I would also strongly recom-
mend that you attend the Alpine
Garden Club’s spring show in the

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