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C8 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday May 16, 2001 Homes & Gardens An Oakville Beaver Feature To reach this section call 845-3824 Fax:337-5567 Plant trees properly to ensure their survival Old planting techniques often hinder a tree's ability to survive a long life. Traditionally, gardeners dig a deep hole, surround the tree root ball or bare roots with fresh topsoil, cattle manure or peat moss and then tightly packed it down. Initially, there's good growth but once the roots reach the hard packed origi nal soil, this outward growth stops. Instead of spreading into the surrounding soil, the roots encircle the planti ng pit like the roots of the potted plant. Then they liter ally strangle the growth of the tree. This is termed the " bath tub" effect. By digging a large hole in heavy clay soil, and filling that soil with loose topsoil and additives such as peat moss, you are creating a type of French drain, where excess surface water drains during spring runoff and rainstorms. If this happens, the tree BRIAN BURTON Landscaping Forum could literally be sitting in water, which will cause its demise in just a year or two. Most trees, which the exceptions of willows, poplars and, to a certain degree cedar trees, cannot tolerate having the roots sit ting in waters for days at the time. The roots need air just as much as they need water. Here's the new strategy for insuring longer, healthier and longer live trees, shrubs and evergreens. 1] Use only the best qual ity plants, from a reliable supplier. 2] Plant trees were they will have sufficient room for both roots and branches to (See Trees' page C7) M O R E T H A N · ROCKERY JU S T B R IC K : STONE Photo courtesy D ecorating Den Interiors FINANCING AVAILABLE NO INTEREST NO PAYMENTS So you've got a more casual glass-topped dining room table and want to dress it up a bit while still retaining that light, Spring feeling. Here's one solution to the problem. Cover the table with a light curtain fabric and you've got the best of both worlds. SPRING ELEGANCE: FOR 6 MONTHS OAC MINIMUM S500 PURCHASE · COMPLETE LINE OF INTERLOCK · RETAINING WALLS · DRIVEWAY EDGING · PATIO SLABS · PLANTERS · GARDEN WALLS · FLAGSTONE · POTATO STONE · TRIPLE MIX TOPSOIL ·CEDAR MULCH · SAND · RED CRUSH · POND UNER ·PUM PS · FOUNTAINS Home Depot seminars for Do It Yourselfers The Home Depot is once again running free How-to seminars for local Do-it-Yourselfers. Running weekly on Saturdays from May 5 to the 26, morning classes include `How to Plan and Install Underground Sprinklers' from 10 to 11 a.m., and `How to Landscape and Build Retaining Walls' from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. A class on `How to Plan and Build a Deck' will take place from 1 to 2 p.m. C A F B R IC K 9 w w w . c a p b r i c k . c o m 2082 QUEENSWAY DRIVE, BURLINGTON (1 block East of Brant, south off Plains Rd. · Beside the North Go parking lot.) 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