anaheim-gazette 1951-06-01

HOMES - 5 Anaheim Gazette FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1961 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Nurserymen Say... By Orange Co. Nurserymen's Assn. Chrysanthemums are fine perennials for fall bloom, but folks usually do not give them the care they deserve and as a result the flowers fall short of the size and beauty they could give. Most home gardeners would find Chrysanthemums a very satisfactory garden subject if the plants were grouped together rather than scattered here and there throughout the borders. What kinds were planted would not matter if the gardener were willing to test and discard those found unsatisfactory. It is necessary also to follow a systematic disease and pest control program, or all other work may be wasted. The best soil for a Chrysanthemum is a rich, medium heavy loam, but other soils can be improved so as to produce very fine flowers. A heavy application of barnyard or poultry manure in the fall preceding the planting should be turned under. If rainfall is lacking this should be watered enough so the bed is always damp, in order that the bacteria that break down the manure can grow. Tip cuttings of new shoots are better than division of clumps, but the latter may be used where disease is not a problem. Cuttings are best made in March, and the rooted starts are ready to set out in May. Cuttings could be made earlier, but the plant is inclined to become too tall and woody by the blooming season. In the case of plants purchased from nursery flats, set at the same depth as in the flats. Distance apart in the row should be sufficient to allow room to work around the plants for spraying and disbudding. Proper care is needed to get fine flowers with any plant and Chrysanthemums are no exception. The home gardener cannot expect to obtain top quality exhibition blooms until he has had some experience. The young plants should be set about 2 to 2½ feet apart. The tips should be pinched back when the plants are about six inches tall, with more pinch- LEE'S GAL FRIDAY Garden Gossip The SHADE GARDEN takes honors this week with FUCHSIAS and HYDRANGEAS reigning supreme. The graceful growth and bloom of the FUCHSIAS and the massive clusters of the HYDRANGEAS make a display to behold. BEDDING BEGONIAS and COLEUS do their share as fillers in your FLOWER BEDS. Incidentally, if you have had a yearning for CAMELLIAS We have an "End of the Flowering Season" SPECIAL you can't afford to miss. A surplus of a few VARIETIES in 1 gallon cans for only Proper care is needed to get fine flowers with any plant and Chrysanthemums are no exception. The home gardener cannot expect to obtain top quality exhibition blooms until he has had some experience. The young plants should be set about 2 to 2½ feet apart. The tips should be pinched back when the plants are about six inches tall, with more pinchings until August first to promote bushiness. Tall growing varieties must be staked to reduce wind damage. Disbudding is very important if one is to obtain maximum size and quality for cutting. One may leave one or more plump axillary buds (the buds just above each leaf) or one drown bud may be left. In the large flowered kinds it is customary to remove all laterals while still small or two to five good laterals may be left to use in case of accident. Cheese cloth is used to shade the commercial blooms and the same practice must be followed if the home gardener wants to raise exhibition bloom. Pest control is very important. It is not a good idea to leave such control until insect damage is evident—the damage is done by then. Nicotine, pyrethrum, or lindane sprays are good for aphis and thrip, the most common pests. Rust on the plants indicates unhealthy cuttings. Plenty of room and summer strength Bordeaux spray will help reduce the damage, but nothing will take the place of healthy starts. Spotted wild, a virus disease found also in tomatoes, Callas and other plants, is spread by aphis. Healthy cuttings are, of course, necessary, but the disease is spread readily from other plants. No control other than clean stock and thorough spraying for insects is known. A new location for the bed each year is very helpful in disease control, but most homes are too small to do much of this, so sanitation, cleaning up litter, and following a good pest control program is the best alternative. PLANT SALE—A popular part of plant sale. Each new member has an opportunity to bid on plants donated for last Tuesday Waymire, vice president, Eugene Orange County Radio, TV S By JOAN S. WHITE "Gardening takes good people and makes them better." So said Mirandy, popular garden authority of radio and television fame when she addressed the Orange County Fuchsia Society on Tuesday evening at the American Legion Hall in Anaheim. Mirandy's topic was "Planning and Planting Shade Gardens." She spoke to a packed house and fascinated her audience with witty stories and gardening lore delivered in a twang that smacked on southwestern Missouri. Mirandy started her radio career 21 years ago when she played the banjo and "kicked up her heels" with the Beverly Hill Billies. But her love of gardening steered her into a new field and so successful has she become that the Mirandy rose was recently named for her. At present, Mirandy is sponsored by Bandini fertilizers and insecticides. Planning the Garden According to Mirandy, where gardening is concerned, planning comes first. What size shall the garden be? Best plan it as large as possible because somehow a garden never stops growing in size. Location, too, is important. Gardens, says Mirandy, like Gaul are divided into three parts: the portion exposed to the street, usually at the front of the house; the back yard service area with its clothes line and incinerator; and the living garden, the setting for entertainment out-of-doors. This living garden should be close to the house, and if meals are to be We have an "End of the Flowering Season" SPECIAL you can't afford to miss. A surplus of a few VARIETIES in 1 gallon cans for only 79¢ How about that LAWN MOWER or MOWER EDGER that you need? You are wise to select a GOOD MOWER when buying. We carry the well-known PENNSYLVANIA line of MOWERS as well as CLEMSON and PINCOR—also a complete stock of GOOD GARDEN TOOLS, SPRINKLERS and SUPPLIES. Until next week ... Lee's Gal Friday LEE'S NURSERY 718 So. Los Angeles Ph. 3131 Anaheim Veterans! you can still get G.I. LOANS If You Hurry Lifetime Homes 721 EAST CHAPMAN IN FULLERTON ALSO F.H.A. LOANS AVAILABLE Get your beautiful Lifetime Home now while you can still enjoy low G.I. terms that save you many dollars. Due to government restrictions, these are the last Lifetime Homes that we will have to offer at such low terms. Visit the Lifetime Tract in Fullerton this weekend and select yours! F.H.A. terms also available. LIFETIME HOMES Inc and Affiliated Companies 721 E. Chapman Fullerton Ph. 2637 SALE—A popular part of the monthly meetings of the Orange County Fuchsia Society is the sale. Each new member receives a fuchsia growing in a gallon can as a gift. Other members have opportunity to bid on choice plants during the evening. Looking over the more than 200 donated for last Tuesday's meeting are Charles Criss, national representative, Mrs. Everettshire, vice president, Eugene Hedrick, president, and Dorothy Dickenson, secretary. Orange County Fuchsia Society Hears Radio, TV Star Talk on Shade Gardens GARDEN AUTHORITY—Miranda displays shade plants to the cuttings are from her six and Mirandy's recipe for successf to rise, work like heck and fe BUILD By CARL MEYER Sec. Or. Co. Bldrs. Assn. Most people have a mental p ORANGE County Fuchsia Society Hears Radio, TV Star Talk on Shade Gardens JOAN S. WHITE enjoying takes good people times better." So said popular garden author-radio and television fame one addressed the Orange Fuchsia Society on Tuesday at the American Leaf in Anaheim. Dyndy's topic was "Planning Setting Shade Gardens." She is a packed house and fast-tier audience with witty and gardening lore delivered twang that smacked of eastern Missouri. Dyndy started her radio career ago when she played judo and "kicked up her with the Beverly Hill-But her love of gardenened her into a new field successful has she become Mirandy rose was recented for her. Resent, Mirandy is sponsor-andini fertilizers and ins. In the Garden leading to Mirandy, where garding is concerned, planning first. What size shall the rope? Best plan it as large because somehow a never stops growing in onion, too, is important. Garlands Mirandy, like Gaul are into three parts: the porous to the street, usual-front of the house; the hard service area with its fine and incinerator; and big garden, the setting for cement out-of-doors. This garden should be close to e., and if meals are to be served there, it must be convenient to the kitchen. Proper landscaping can make it "paradise enclosed." The intense tropical sun makes necessary some provision for shade if this living garden is to be comfortable the year round. A large tree, of course, is the best means of shade but this can be augmented by a lath house, sections of glass cloth, etc. The Unusual Many things can be used to beautify a shade garden. Exotic stray pieces of wood, weather beaten and mellow, are especially good when used with begonias and fuchsias. Dyed-in-the-wool gardeners keep an eye out for these during vacation trips. Lovely rocks combine well with shade plants and Mirandy pointed out the shade beds at Knotts Berry Farm as an outstanding example of this. Nothing can surpass the beauty of water running over these rocks, and with proper planning the water can be used over and over again. The moisture it gives to the air is just as valuable as that which reaches the plant roots. And for added interest, it is well to plan the shade garden to include several different levels. But if soil is brought in to create another level, it must not build up around the trunk of a tree because trees must breathe through the bark to live. Way of Life After 15 years of gardening on a 50 foot city lot in Hollywood, Mirandy has recently moved to a six and a half acre estate in Santa Ana Building Tops 5½ Million Brentwood where she is particularly proud of her five hundred rose bushes. She says that "gardening is a rewardable hobby, a way of life, and one never grows too old to enjoy it. When other interests are no longer possible, the garden is an absorbing friend. When your children have grown and no longer need you even in an advisory capacity, the plants need you, and it is so nice to be necessary." Sales Activity Up On GI Aid Homes The impending end to GI terms on new homes increased visitors and sales activity at sites still offering the veteran payments, some home builders reported following Memorial Day crowds at their tracts. The Lifetime Home project in the 700 block on E. Chapman in Fullerton—one of the few Orange county sites still offering GI terms—reported one of their biggest visiting day with eligible veterans making up the largest portion of the viewers. More than half of the Lifetime Homes have now been sold Charles Casserly, sales manager, reported, although the official opening for the site will not be until early in June. The three-bedroom houses offer both veteran and FHA financing. Music Survey (Continued from Page 1) The rental runs from $0 to $7.50 for the summer. The courses offered would be woodwind, brass, percussion instruments, and string classes for beginners, and a junior band and orchestra. The summer music sessions would start on Monday, June 20, and continue until the last on GARDEN AUTHORITY—Miranda displays shade plants to the Cuttings are from her six and Mirandy's recipe for successfully to rise, work like heck and feast. BUILDING By CARL MEYER Sec. Or. Co. Bldrs. Assn. Most people have a mental plaque or plan of the house they want as their dream home. It has been formulated over a period many years. However, unless the person has had some experience with building, there is a good chance that a lot of his plans will not be practical. That's not saying that they couldn't be executed. In this day and age of progressive methods, new materials etc., there is very little that can be done although some might be too expensive. Therefore it behooves the prospective builder to plan carefully and to investigate thoroughly. The advice to the small builder as well as the large Have complete plans with complete specifications that leave no doubt as to what is to be accomplished. There are many ways to do this. In the building industry the professional field for design and planning is filled by architects and engineers and there are certain structures that must be passed by licensed men in these fields. There are also many trained and competent designers who are capable and can give the futureBuilder what he wants coupled with all the necessary information that is important to the contractor. If the owner is to use the services of these trained individuals they should approach them with least a rough sketch of what they wanted and fill in the details during the conference or the first interview. Much discussion is necessary to transfer ideas from one to the other. Of course there are other ways to get practical plans and specifications acceptable to the builder. There are many planning services providing sketches and floor plans; several architect associations; and several architects, for that matter, have published books of their drawings complete set. Santa Ana Building Tops 5½ Million Building permits aggregating $844,745 in valuation were issued by the Santa Ana city building department during May, it was announced today by Inspector Harold Rasmussen. The May permits brought the 1951 Santa Ana building total to $5,507,860. This exceeds the 1950 building total for the corresponding period, which amounted to $4,007,630. Rasmussen stated. However, there were 849 permits for that period in 1950, as compared to 845 permits for 1951. May building activities were featured by a $225,000 addition to St. Joseph Catholic school, a 16-unit apartment building costing $70,000, and a 20-dwelling subdivision. There were 101 permits issued during the month. FIDO ON THE LINE MARION, Ill., UPI — "Number please?" the Marion operator asked. "Woof, woof," came the reply. Her second try brought barks again. On a hunch, she had the sheriff listen and the telephone woofed back at him too. Sheriff Ora Kirby drove to the telephone's garage location. He found it locked. A bird dog was beside the telephone which it apparently knocked from a table. Kirby called the owner who unlocked his dog. Music Survey (Continued from Page 1) The rental runs from $5 to $7.50 for the summer. The courses offered would be woodwind, brass, percussion instruments and string classes for beginners, and a junior band and orchestra. The summer music sessions would start on Monday, June 20, and continue until the last of July. Classes would be held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 12:30 at the high school music building. In a letter to parents discussing the proposed classes, Mr. Cook said: "We feel this summer program is very worthwhile in that it gives the boy or girl an opportunity to develop any hidden musical talents and to eventually take his or her place in a worthwhile musical organization. It also provides a place for energetic youngsters to put some of their energy to work." Parents who are interested in the program and may not have received the announcement form are asked to get in touch with Mr. Cook at the Anaheim Union High school or Ted Bourne at Fremont school. Legislature in Brief Veterans' bonus—State bond for vets of World War II and Korean fighting turned down Assembly Ways and Means committee. Race tracks—Senate gives final passage to measure authoriziation board to shoo bookies and other undesirables from tracks. LANDSCAPING LAWN RENOVATING TIME ... to think about feeding roses for fall and winter bloom Complete line of BANDINI Products Steer Manure FUCHSIAS are now in bloom ROY L. KIRK LANDSCAPE NURSERY 128 W. Broadway Anaheim 5108 We Give S & H Green Stamps BUILDING Mirandy Explains Best Plants for Shade Growing Those who heard Mirandy speak Tuesday evening at the Orange County Fuchsia Society meeting were especially interested in the cuttings she brought with her of the types of plants which may be successfully grown in the shade. Most gardeners are familiar with the camellia, fuchsia, azalea and gardenia, but it is nice to be reminded of the dwarf calla lily, Christmas rose, peppermint geranium, star jasmine, Japanese maple, fern pine, bleeding heart, coral bell and columbine. The last two do not require as much shade as most gardeners give them for half shade is enough. A background of greenery sets off colorful blossoms to perfection and some of the shade-loving background plants are ginger, Oregon grape, and various kinds of holly, some of which grows to a height of 12 feet. Mirandy calls the snowball bush a “triple threat” since it bears showy berries as well as flowers, and in the fall is one of the few plants in this climate whose leaves turn bright colors in the fall. EN AUTHORITY—Mirandy, of radio and television fame, allows shade plants to the Orange County Fuchsia Society. Theings are from her six and a half acre estate in Brentwood. Mirandy's recipe for successful gardening is, "early to bed, early use, work like heck and fertilize." BUILDING FAX By CARL MEYER c. Or. Co. Bldrs. Assn. people have a mental pic- can and even though he takes months to decide, it is always well if he can to heed the advice BUILDING FAX BY CARL MEYER C. Or. Co. Bldrs. Assn. people have a mental picture of the house they live in their dream home. It has formulated over a period of years. However, unless the house has had some experience building, there is a good idea that a lot of his plans will be practical. That's not say-it they couldn't be exe-In this day and age of pro- methods, new materials, here is very little that can't be although some might be expensive. before it behooves the pros-builder to plan carefully investigate thoroughly. This to the small builder as well large. Have complete plans complete specifications that no doubt as to what is to complished. are many ways to do this. building industry the pro-field for design and plans filled by architects and there are certain trees that must be passed by men in these fields. There too many trained and compes-signers who are capable give the future builder wants coupled with all necessary information that isnt to the contractor. If the is to use the services of trained individuals they approach them with at rough sketch of what is and fill in the details dur-conference or the first in-Much discussion is neces-transfer ideas from one to other. curse there are other ways practical plans and speci-acceptable to the build-re are many planning serv-oviding sketches and floor several architect associa-and several architects, for latter, have published books or drawings complete set can and even though he takes months to decide, it is always well, if he can, to heed the advice of one who has had experience in the field because it takes a long time to learn all the pitfalls of building and it takes a long time to make a journeyman builder no matter what trade he is in. The main idea is to have the plan that satisfies you. Oft-times it is more impressive to tell someone what not to do than to say what to do, so—don't start out with skimpy, inadequate plans and specifications. MIRANDY SAYS ... 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