Merry Christmas to all

TWAS THE week before
Christmas and out in the
yard,

No plant was !eft bare by the
snows that came hard.
It made me think twice about
checking the list
And to and behold,
something I’ve missed.

In past years I've tried to offer
advice
About saving your plants from
wind, snow and ice.
it gets harder each year to tell the
same story
-So I thought I’d try verse on this
winter oratory.

A. layer of mulch applied over
the heads’
Of sleeping perennials, tucked inte.
their beds.
With annuals gone, and roses cut
back,
The preparations were made for
winter’s attack.

The icy winds blow and. rip
hard at the sack
"Round the half-hardy shrubs you
planted out back.
Inside. of this shelter, the leaves
you put down
‘Will protect your young plants
when Jack comes to town.

Trim up the- holly and bring
some inside
To cheer up the house and honor
-Yule Tide.

there's

A few berries left pecking out.

through the stow

Add flashes of color and treat the
spar7ow..

- Jhere are‘other plants also, not

Geoff
Fobiasson

OVER THE GARDEN GATE

just the holly;
That can brighten the garden and
make winter jolly.
Deck the halls and fa-la-la,
What’s a good rhyme with
pyracantha?

You should ‘also cut cedar and
some nice balsam fir;
And with any luck next year, you
might even grow myrrh.

‘It may not be the myrrh of the

Wise Men Three
For the one in my book is called
Sweet Cicely.

Now let me continue with this
list of safeguards
To minimize the damage that's
done to our yards.
Just one or two items must yet be
discussed
Vl try not to bore you; . you're

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The arrival of all of this wet,
heavy snow
Can deliver your plants a terrible
blow.
Disfiguring damage or even some
breaks

Can be easily averted with one or”

two shakes.

With great regret now,
talk about grass,
Even though I fear to drag up the
past,
The injuries you cause in the cold
days ahead
Will show up in spring as moss
patches instead.

So tell the good postman who
trudges your route,
To stick to the path or you'll give
him the boot.
And if this new snow should hang
aroung long
Keep Mt.
lawn.

And what of the mower you've
left out to rust?
If you'd rather it started when
kicked at and cussed,
Try avoiding the rush when it’s
needed in spring.
Get it in now for service and
sharpening.

Well that’s about it, it’s now
time to go
Slip on some boots and shovel
some snow.
Thank you for listening and for
just being here,
Merry Christmas to’ all: and a
Happy New Year.

I must

McKinley o7f your

Friday, December 25, 1992 - North Shore News ~ 24

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