The planting muons If. I" too few saw-y. We must make tho but of the two which we have, planting t“ that can be planted in fall. In the " by Charles “on When is the best time to punt-tn spring or full? Export“. on “Ill oft-â€led qua-tin can be unnamed up in a sing]. statemertF-pimtt in (.11 those plant: which take kindly to {All planting. EX I'HR'D‘S' ADVICE MV. Id A New Service The Highland Purl: Pre new] an nulhurity on _ey+ and insect pests tn Idem. This free new} vine on are of trees u ry. control of insect pc- HIGHLAND PARK PRESS READERS GARDEN M PLANT m THE FALL! MM m" 'cilumn for HAVE YOUR TREES FED IN FALL " Nothing a Tree Surgeon can do for your tree will pay larger dividends in luxuriant, healthy growth, than proper feeding. In fact, like a well ted human being, in well fed tree rarely needs any other attention. Tree food placed in the soil is available to the Nov ovly after it has decomposed and gone into solution. This takes from four to six months. We advise fall feedng because of instant results in spring when the tree awakens to new life. Harris Tree Surgeons are expert on soil an- alysis and diagnosing the ills of trees. A phone call will place the best advise in the world at your service without cost or obli- gation on your part. " _ /'T'ree Surgery in All Its Branches" VALLEY ROAD Tcléphou "ICELAND PARK muggy PM on pout nu and Harris Tree Surgeons Hie ful Illinoi- ha p "den Mam! ll y In hrub I. the Ming their may z-rip- Trees end shrubl send out their buds very curly in spring, often be- fore suitable planting conditions he" arrived. To mow them in wring men: that this only growth in checked and the progress ot the punt is delayed another mun; whereu, it they are set out in fall the plants Bre dormant end cm be safety 1:1on and handled. The tell rein- nettle the soil uround their root- end the plants become firmly established in the ground. At the first cell of spring they ere ready to start out with the other plants to nuke your outdoor liv- ing room on interesting, mutual first pine, there no more months in which to work in fall, than in wring. Generally speaking, the weather is usually more favorable for outdoor work in fall, and the ground ll more workable than in only wring. . spot. up... _ For all plating the elm! in: "Go Ahead'." - Now. November in the month when the slam]: begin to change. The brilliant coloring of the Minn of trees and shrubs ll I vern- ine that the fell planting darts will soon be over, and those who have not gone nheed will hmm to weir un- til “other yen, or, caught by cold “either. leeve things Ulf done. By planting this fnll you at all the (on nnd muss over with now-ttten when spring come: you cm look for- ward to complete enjoymont of beau- Toléphone HIGHLAND PARK 2710 THE PRESS tiful grounds from the very fmt days of spring throughout the entire year. Heed the ndvice of -ts--Pltrnt this tree. WINTER PROTECTION FOR B JLBS AND PLANTS The same is true of plants as with' animal life, in regard to freezing. It is not so much how hard a plant is frozen, but how quickly it is thawed, that the damage is done. In order to protect from frequent thaws any kind of a mulch to protect the ground from sun and wind, is a desirable ma- terial to use. Where the ground or roots of plants are all. that need protection, German peat makes a wonderful mulch, as it is fine, easily handled, and may be allowed to act as a mulch tn retain moisture during the follow- ing season. A light straw moisture covering ~or prairie hay that has no weed seeds, come next best in line. All plants are benefited with a mulch during the winter months. This does not necessarily mean that the life of a plant is the only thing in question, where a mulch is to be used, but it is how much good the plant: actually gain by having been pro- tected from frequent freezing and theWing is what really counts. There- fore the entire perennial border should he mulched every year, re- gardless of how hardy the plants may be. _ by J. R. Footie Ferns for the woods corneu, the timber acres, the water gardens, the rockeries Ind for the foundation plant- ings, in any of these place: fern: no delightful Ind so representative of natures wild free plantings. Ferns like most Uil saris of plants, do have some preferences n to shade, moisture, soil ttttd drainage. Fern: ttttue " Prairie Avinuo Numry --- an- View . . Charles Fiore Nurseries hand on Route " one mile we“ ot Milwaukee Avenue _ __ - _etqiyllr_tt i£___.____ LANDSCAPE LANDgciiriOARDENmG HIGHWOOD ---ee A Fem Talk I Him. Highland P-rk "' . Telephone Libertyvill. 018-34 The brnckens, shield fem, ostrich plumes and royal: thrive in tin swampy timber, but also so well on the uplands where there in moi-tut. and shade. A _ - like these things but only one thing is demanded by molt sort: and that is a light soil with plenty of name material which correspondl to leaf mold. Rotted wood in tine, peat - is good, Skokie soil will dou. . The sqrleenworta and Christina ferns love the damp rocky hillsides and so feel quite at home in most rock gardens. . . "TsriGirmor, timber fem and mad ferns will do well without and. pro- vided they huvq other good snaps“: The meiden heir mtivu need good protection from the winds, more no than other sort: and they “any choose the gentle slopes, often near the overflow of the streams There are a few native sorts which are not much- used but which are in.. teresting, the “an, the interrupted ferns, tlddle-heads, walking fem Ind lady term. T In the rock beds and even more we. tentious rockeries and alpine gardens. a fern here and there or little groups planted not too compact. help might; ily to relieve the sameness or too level appearance of these delightful gardens during the drab months of late summer. These are drab months for the rock gin-dens in many cases, although it need not be nearly so much so. Ferns and the available summer blooming rock plants will keep up the interest of these wild cat- dent during the summer. In the timbers, by studying the sorts of places where the term In grouped, you can learn several thing! " to their preferences. It would seem that they thrive beet where there is some protection from or by other wild growth, not too heevy orvtoo tall, but just enough to break the winds, Thursday, October M, 1930 gin: