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Wednesday October Community Town Gardener Roses must be protected over the winter Whether your rose garden has gold medal appeal inherent fragrance or maybe a family heirloom that been passed down the fact still remains you have to protect Hybrid Teas GranduTora Floribunda Polyan tha and miniature roses Shrub roses need little concern for overwintering Shrub roses should be managed as a mid summer flowering shrub not as a tender ornamental Ive heard many stones forgotten floribundas and has been hybrid teas that miraculous ly return in spring time But alas those stones do not end with a happy ending A bloom here a bloom there I call that a no- show Maybe I should jtart a new society of concern one which penalizes those who are cruel to plants Well I not about to do that nor is anyone else I hope What I will do is pass on some surefire tips that will keep you out of trouble and keep your roses performing for more than one year Clean all dead foliage from the soil surface and if there is any foliage hanging in there lightly brush it off with a whisk broom or Area Boy Scouts annual Apple Day Halton Hills Boy Scouts will be out in force this Fnday and Satur day as the Scouting tradition of takes place Boy Scouts Apple Day was inaugurated In 1934 and is the organization s main fundraising en deavour Scouters Dennis White and Harry Durham are the coordinators for this year s Apple Day campaign and money raised will go towards special activitiescamping trips etc Involving Scouts from Georgetown Glen Williams Horn by Acton and Limehouse Aside from helping the Scouts in this activity when you buy an apple you are promoting your own good health As the cliche goes An apple a day keeps the doctor away Golden anniversary Georgetown residents Jack and Jean Layman shared their 50th wed ding anniversary with family and friends Saturday at Knox Presbyterian Church on Main St in Georgetown Herald Photo OFFICE MAGIC FOR ALL YOUR OFFICE STATIONERY NEEDS Gaotgatown APPLE WINDSHIELD REPAIRS We Handle All Insurance Claims Unit Oft A target food stores OPEN 24 HRS 7 DAYS A WEEK 51 GUELPH ST GEORGETOWN even a pine bough Removal of old leaves is to prevent mold or mildew attack next spring If your roses experienced black spot due to the extreme heat of July and August I would recom mend dusting or spraying the woody canes and surrounding soil surface after clean up but prior to mulching Place a rose collar round the base of the plant and fill it with mulch of either cocoa bean shells shredded bark or my favorite mix of half wheat straw and half composted cow manure Both wheat straw and cow manure contain little if any weed seeds Substitutes can be used but expect to cultivate out more weeds next year The reason I like 5050 manure and straw is its ability to breath and insulate at the same time Plus all that goodness from the manure will leach down to hungry roots Thoroughly water in your mulching and if it dries before freezeup water again In spring you will remove the collar spread the mulch throughout the bed and soil has been looked after to begin yet another season of color and fragrance Question Should I prune my roses in fall Answer After mulching remove any exposes part of the cane for it will freeze Actual pruning should take place after removing your rose collar in spr ing The Grapevine Hotline is Our Feast is a large 16 12 slice pizza with our NEW Italian Sausage fresh sliced tomatoes and onions plus two Pepsis two bagsofDoritosand two Mars Dark Chocolate Bars 1099 AN VALUE FOR ONLY I dm I Tout not While lail Sorry 3Sj Do hi A SLICE ABOVE THE REST Any slice a 355 ml Pepsi and a 32 g bag of Dontos 69 THE BEST NEW IDEAS SINCE SLICED PIZZA ONLY ITALIAN SUBMARINES Assorted Meats Salami Ham Vegetarian Cheese Veggies Meatball HOT Pizza Sub Roast Beef EACH ITALIAN HOT WINGS lib of wings We now deliver tasty Italian Hat Wings Order them Hot Extra Hot or Hot Available in orders of one pound two pounds or more GARDEN FRESH SALAD Lettuce tomatoes red cabbage fresh mushrooms green peppers carrots sweet red peppers and cheese Ham is available at no extra charge Your choice of French or Light Italian dressing Free Delivery on Food Orders of SB or more before taxes 112 GUELPH ST