44 - Friday, July 24, 1992 - North Shore News HOME & GARDEN Drought-resistant gardening tips HOW CAN we keep our gardens looking their best during the current sprinkl- ing restrictions? This is not too difficult to achieve if you know what care the various types of plantings need to survive and even flourish. Here are a few suggestions: LAWNS: Established lawns may go brown and prickly but will quickly revive when normal conditions resume. Do not fertilize during this period, and allow the grass to ° grow a little longer, leaving the clippings on the lawn as a mulch. Newly planted lawns will not survive a drought for long, so it may require some fesourceful recycling on your part — like us- “ing the vegetable washing water, non-soapy rinsing water, or col- lection of water from the shower while you’re waiting for the hot water to run through. HANGING BASKETS AND PLANTERS: Plants in containers need fre- quent watering. Hanging baskets dry out quickly and may need watering twice a day. Once a week you should add a diluted solution of 20-20-20 to the watering can. When annuals get straggly, be ruthless in cutting them back to a more compact shape. NEW PLANTINGS: Anything you planted this year will occasionally need to be thoroughly soaked by directing a «Stream of water to the root area to saturate the soil. Let it dry out “before watering again. The trick is to water deeply, but less frequent- I ly. Mulch around your plants to retain the moisture, or use a new product called Soil Moist, which comes as crystals or spikes and | eee t 46 Older established plants may not need watering, particularly those not exposed to full sun.99 has the capacity to absorb several times its own volume in water. The trapped water is released gradually into the soil as_ it becomes dry. It is also beneficial in planters or baskets. ESTABLISHED PLANTINGS: Older established plants may not need watering, particularly those not exposed to full sun. You only need be concerned if there is evidence of wilting. When it does rain, set out buckets to collect rainwater for plants close to the house under the eaves. IF YOU NEED TO LAND- SCAPE NOW If you’are anxious to start some landscaping this summer, look for drought-tolerant plants. No new plants will survive ‘without water, but these will thrive with a mini- mum amount of watering and care: JUNIPERS — Low-spreading, hardy evergreen shrub suitable for exposed areas like slopes, or as foundation plantings, close to the house. The foliage comes in sev- eral shades — gold, bluish green and dark green. HEATHERS — Low, bushy evergreen shrub with a long flowering season. Blooms are pink, white, mauve or red. Suit- able for borders or underneath larger shrubs.-Very hardy. 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YUCCAS — Broad-leafed evergreen with dark green, bluish or white-edged pointed leaves, similar to the pineapple plant, these accent plants send up spikes of creamy white flowers in sum- mer. Very attractive in a rock garden. There are many other suitable plants and ideas to be acquired by browsing through your nursery for inspiration. We all must learn to be more creative gardeners and with a little bit of luck, and the occasional rainy day, we'll survive this summer with our landscaping still looking beautiful in the fall. Please ask at the garden centre if you need more information. — by Bill Jones, Jones Nurseries HEAR YE~HEAR YE NEW SIDEWALK PLANNED MUNICIPAL ACT — SECTION 656 LOCAL IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE-CONCRETE SIDEWALK ON THE EAST SIDE OF ST. GEORGE'S AVENUE FROM 15TH STREET TO 17TH STREET TAKE NOTICE THAT: 1. 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