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Typically. gar- dens in cottage country can be described this way because they are often ignored for 5 days per week; therefore. virtually drinking no water for this period. Try portu- laca. dusty miller. dwarf zinnias and castor beans Maintenance Annuals. On every street there are some garden- common areas In typical yards and the annual plants best suited to these conditions. as in the ground. Their uses are limitless. In fact, there is an annual flower for virtual- ly every situation. Here are some Shady places. Under established trees. on the north and northeast side of the house - you name it, just about every fully detached house has at least one shady spot. My favourites for light to heavy shade are fibrous begonia, tuberous begonia, coleus. impatiens (by far the most popular annual of all), fuschia, browallia and trailing lobelia. Begin by choosing a sight in your yard that will be compli- mented by the addition of colour. That' can be almost anywhere. Bear in mind that there are annuals that can climb, hang, grow in blazing hot sun and full shade. Some grow just as well in containers approaches, our thoughts are on planting annuals (that is, if you haven't suc- cumbed to the earlier anxious- ness we all feel as soon we get a nice day or two in early May). By MARK CULLEN Special to the Beaver Unfailing colors and asparagus As the long instance, require watering Ma day! Try fibrous begonias. balcon geraniums. petu- nias (italy in the sun), impatiens, dwarf marigolds (sun). Portulaca (hum sun). dra- cacna (sun or shade) and any of the trailing ivies. turtlum. Zinnia and gypsophilia (baby's breath). All of these plants require sun. A couple of things to remember when "cutting" annuals. Try to cut them early or late in the day, not mid-day. Always place immediately after cutting into fresh lukewarm water. Recut the stems when you get indoors. Keep in mind that containers dry out much more quickly than your garden does. Some impaliens in containers. for Containers. Window boxes, hanging baskets. half barrels and patio pots. The list of "plantable" containers is almost endless; (just make sure there's adequate drainage). Why relegate all that seasonal colour and fra- grance to the out- doors when you can enjoy it inside your home as well? My mos, asters. nas ers who admit to being lazy or too busy to keep a garden. Mother Nature has built a great self-help mainte- nance program into a select group of annuals that need only a twice weekly watering and occasional fertilizing. These are geraniums, dwarf asters, fibrous begonias, dusty miller, dwarf zinnias and dracaena. These plants should, of course, be kept weed free and cannot be totally ignored! avounlcs are cos I should add L' E In here's how you do organic compost or peatmoss and some fresh, rich garden loam to the bottom of the trenches. The soil for asparagus must be well- of Alaskan Crab. enough to eat fresh all spring with lots left over to freeze and can for the rest of the year. If you'd like to join them. " spring treat. A wonderful. culi- nary delight lo indulge in like an occasional feast Cha they And then l are the pe who har You'll need ten plants per aspara- gus lover in your household. Dig asparagus trench- es for planting your roots one foot deep and two feet apart. Then add between four and six inches of Asparagus Many people consider aspara- gus to be an exot- " You‘ll need one large bale of peatmoss, two large bags (50 lb.) of compost or composted cattle manure and two lb. of garden fer- tilizer 6-1-2-12. Spread this com- bination, using a hard rake, over a 100 square foot planting area and dig in at least 8 inches deep. Rake again. this time breaking up the clumps. Plant some colour in your yard with annual bedding plants and enjoy the view. one final thing before you head off to the garden centre for a truck- load of annual bedding plants. No flower garden will satisfy your hunger for colour without first preparing the soil in it well. anc expenstve are mch King there ople west Set the aspara- gus roots into the trenches, one foot apart and six to eight inches below the ground level. Then cover the roots with another four inch- es of nice, rich organic soil. As the shoots begin to grow, continue to cover them with soil until the trench is filled to ground level. drained and high- ly organic for the best results. heworidisfullt0aurioushomes.but I iiieriis%yyati"itF:rGii"iGrii"eTSG.' Behind th.eelegar.tt esandhistorital mrmdupmgflkdmmmmyou'll mte.ra.prNateyta.sth.pf. .ti,rVfo?rrtrtyAtltafare mrttinis_0ld0altville'satpiessgrare. Rerxr1tlrhprtoedwith2S.tMetrdsirrly.din.g Best Architecture “WWI”! oned+kmd gtiggsvr'sess" raliNegrityseWm sun y. 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ROWAY- PETER CRENCI After harvest- ing, you must allow the aspara- gus foliage to develop so that the plants can manufacture and store - in the root system - the food or nutrients they will need to pro- a relatively main- tenance-free plant. A s p a r a g u s returns year after year on the same root system and is system become vigorous in no time. R; This historical desi ted heritage mansion with 7 M 'i'3?l'd on approximately .75 acres surrounded by exquisne wrought iron fencing. This iiighifted residence with 7 bedrooms, 6 biithroqms,.and 5 1titgig, has been restored to its ongi splendor. '4i0LtheshoeeME The foliage dies off in the cold autumn weather, at which time it can be cut off and left on the bed as a mulch or you can add it to the compost pile. Apart from this natural pruning process, you should try to keep the bed as weed- free as possible and fertilize with 6-12-12 right now. And that's it duce next ye crop len Orchard Home's Rycroft on the lake award wrnrung presentation centre IS now available at $955,000 %ttew 99999 (ALI-N ()R(JH\RI) ar's 845-6700 845-67 00 " Mark Cullen is president of Weall and Cullen Nurseries. Listen to him on The Garden Show, CFRB 1010, Saturdays 10 to noon. So, if you have the space for a couple of trench- es, you need never pay those high asparagus prices again. Well, maybe for two more years, and then you’ll have your own crop.