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Takes over Excavating business Don Tennant (left) con- Gravel and Excavating busi- gratulates Mel Hartwig on ness. Mel took the business the purchase of his Sand over last weekend and is ; Bowmanville society gardening seminar A large group from Orono 1 year Bowmanville Horticul- attended the Gardening Sem- tural Society were the hosts of ; inar held in Bowmanville on this annual event and the hall Saturday, March 31st. This in the Memorial Park, Build looking forward to serving you and your excavating needs in the future. ing was well filled, representatives representatives coming from all the .neighbouring societies. Ken Brown, the first speaker, is a professional horticulturist, an author, and a home-gardener as well. His theme was the vegetable garden and, judging judging from the many questions asked from the floor, the topic Sealer Manufactured by Sakrete TAR BASE $ Resistant to Gas and Oil 9.95 4 gal. 1 gallon covers 125 squarefeet Applicators with brush $2.75 extra NYLON RE-ENFORCED GARDEN HOSE 50' 100' 5.95 $10.50 Orono Fuel & Lumber Ltd. Lumber & Building Supplies - Fuel Oil - Oil Furnaces 983-9167 Station St. & Hwy. 115, Orono Terrarium planting by Van Belle The first one we will look at is the open terrarium, it will not have any drainage holes, so the medium must be kept sweet and in good shape in order to have good growth, so we line the bottom of the container with about a % inch of charcoal, then we place at least an l 1 ^ inches of growing medium on top of the charcoal, charcoal, this can be bought from you floral shop or garden centre, just make sure that it is sterilized and that it is not to dry or that it is not too wet, if it is too wet add some vermiculite or terralite, this type of medium will be good for all foliage plants, for a desert type landscape, add at least half sand to the soil so that the succulents and cacti will grow in their normal environment. The next step is to place your plants where they will look their best, and I must to your liking not where the experts tell you to place them, then after shifting them around to their exact location plant them into the soil, then you can start shaping the terrain, if you want rolling, hills move the soil which still is loose, to form hills or level out for flat Surfaces. The next step is probably one of the was well chosen and timely. After a break for lunch, the afternoon session opened with a talk by our local "Ag-Rep", Mr. A.O. Dalrymple, who chose as his subject, "Do you know what you're doing?" Introduced by Lawrence Staples, a vice-president of the Orono Horicultural Society, Society, Mr. Dalrymple's talk centered on the proper procedures procedures to be followed in the conduct of meetings, duties of members, officials, etc. Interspersing Interspersing his talk with humorous humorous anecdotes drawn from his own wide experience. Mf. Dalrymple's time on the podium seemed all too short. Isabelle Challice, President of the Orono Society thanked Mr. Dalrymple on behalf of all present. Mrs. Peebles was the last speaker on the programme and was introduced by Clarence Clarence Tink, District Director. Sponsored by the Royal Botanical Gardens, Mrs. Peebles is widely known in gardening circles for her expert skill in the art of creative flower arranging. She demonstrated this skill by creating in very short order' as many as a dozen different arrangements, styled as interpretative, interpretative, abstract, and Japanese designs. Thé artistry artistry in these designs lies in the imaginative use of the minimum minimum of plant material, perhaps only à single bloom, complemented by using any accessory, be it driftwood, a defoliated branch of Euphorbia Euphorbia SplendehiS, an underwater tropicla fern, or whatever suits the theme. Madeleine Buckley of Newcastle, Newcastle, who Hhs won many accolades herself for her own flower arrangements, thanked thanked Mrs. Peebles for her delightful and challenging presentation. . The Bowmartyille Society should be complimented for hosting this excellent seminar and for their hospitality in providing a continuous supply 1 of coffee, tea and cookies. most interesting one, when you start adding the finishing touches with rocks, ornaments, ornaments, stones, driftwood, white sand, seashells, garden bark or moss to give it the wooded look, I have used fine bamboo curtain to form a backdrop for a patio setting and their are numerous materials which can be used, just use your imagination. This type of terrarium is the easiest to plant because you can get right in there with your hands to clean fill and plant, then place where it is going to get the proper light either articial or through the window the natural light. The next type of terrarium is the closed or bottle type terrarium, it will have a top placed over the container or it will consist of a bottle that has a very narrow neck at the top or side. For this planting you will need some extra tools in order to work throught the opening, what you will need is a funnel, wooden tongs, a spoon fastened on a stick and a "tamper" again a flat object fastened on a stick. This planting will require a bit more patience because you will love to get your hands Orflfib Weekly Times, April 11, 1979--5 inside the bottle but it must be all done from the outside. First clean the glass on the inside and outside with a damp cloth moistened with window cleaner to remove any stains, then take the funnel and add a rolled newspaper on the bottom S0' that the growing medium will fall to ; the bottom without getting the glass dirty. Insert . 1 inch of sand to line the bottom then place 1 inch of charcoal on top, then place at least 2 inches of soil on top of the charcoal, and then you are ready to "bottle" the plants. Dig out the holes where the plants are going to be placed and roll the plants in a peace of paper to keep the neck of the bottle clean and drop the plants into the proper holes, then take the tamper and cover the roots and tamp down to firm the plant in an upright position. It Will be wise to check the plants for insects before planting or better still give them a spray of the household plant insect spray so that they are clean. Water the terrarium terrarium only when needed, when the plants appear to be dry or the soil starts to crack. To remove any yellow leaves or overgrowth fasten a razor" blade to the side of a stick and pse as a knife, then take out the unwanted material with a mechanic pick up or with a sharop pointed stick. Newcastle Golf Course Opening FRI. 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