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HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday March 1 WO Page Small landscape plants suited to todays gardens As anyone can tell you great things come in small packages Most gardeners and landscape designers are beginning to value some of ihe small landscape plants that are perfectly suited to today more com pact home gardens Gone are the days when many Canadians had a back forty to let plants run not on Today LESS is MORE so to speak Slow growing compact andor dwarf conifers evergreens are more widely used than ever before Dwarf evergreens add landscape interest for a variety of reasons their eyecatching good looks unusual colours shapes and texture yearlong beauty they dont drop their foliage like deciduous trees and shrubs their relatively low maintenance re quirements and their terrific durability and hardiness Dwarf plants are accidents of nature which have been discovered and then reproduced mainly through taking cuttings of the mutant so that the odd characteristic is passed along to new plants Considenng how expensive this process of reproduction is as compared to seeding its a wonder that dwarf conifers arc as inexpensive as they are Dwarf trees are basically different from slowgrowing and compact plants but both are terrifically useful in todays gardens Whenever a plant is chosen from a small landscape garden the gardener must always be mindful of the potential mature size of the plant Compact can mean small or it can mean dense and relatively slow growing Make sure you ask your landscape designer or nurseryman what the mature height and width of any given plant will be Another thing to keep in mind is that or small does not mean insignificant Don make the mistake of not giving these plants sufficient room to grow and show off their A GREENER THUMB Mark Cullen beauty Give them reasonable space so that they are displayed to their best advantage Also make sure that the spaces around them are filled in with low growing ground covers annuals or perennials flower ing plants to outgrow the dwarfs and hide their considerable beauty Have a look in your local nursery catalogue to see what varieties of dwarf evergreens are available You never know what treasures youll find Mark Cullen is a respected gardening columnfst TV and radio broadcaster and the author or A GREENER THUMB The Complete Guide to Gardening In Canada Watch for ANYTHING GROWS with Mark Cullen on Check your local listings Listen for THE GARDEN SHOW with Mark on CFRB 1010 Saturdays af 10 to noon SAME DAY TAX RETURNS 101 Guelph St Georgetown 8772217 The Watch ROBERT ORDER DEADLINE IS APRIL 22nd 348 Street NEXT TO BELL CLASS IN THE CENTRE Georgetown DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC TH METTLER Denture Therapist Mill St Georgetown 8778974 102 East Dr Bramalea Comer East Of 7912314 BUY ONE FISH AT REGULAR PRICE GET ANY OTHER FISH OF EQUAL VALUE OR LESS FREE OFFER APPLIES TO ALL IN STOCK FISH GOOD WHILE QUANTITIES LAST AquaCkzar MMI 99 19 GRAVEL CLEANER Reg 1299 NOW ONLY It MAIN STREET NORTH IN MOORE PARK PLAZA 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