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Bottles and Babies A 4We wont claim to tell you all you want to know but don t be afraid to ask. Our customers tell us its easy and fun and we do stock all aa the ingredients for success — large bottles (carboys), glass terrariums and plastic dishes as well as moss, compost, charcoal and of of *«-*•» course babies! This week we have some ’• interesting additions to the family — baby •: Jade Trees, Americas favourite succulent house plant. Can be trained and grown as a bonsai and thrives even in adverse conditions. Our Jade is the unusual marbled variety. The green and cream Stenotaphrum is a lovely grass for bottle gardens and ihe well known Spider Plant (Chlorophytum) is a great trailer for hanging gardens. The Bead plant is fascinating a conversation starter. Green beads, strung together just as illustrated above. Another good trailer for you to try. All these described SI.OO Other babies from 75c. Poplar 'Flevo* is the Phebalium is a hardy only rust resisting quick growing hedge variety available an< Plant these sturdy evergreens I suitable for shelter 2fv3ft Q P art and wa,ch ,hem 1 j. quickly make a hardy wind and salt spray resistant live fence. Even when grown alongside Phebalium is suitable for a hedge infected plants Flevo remains 6-12 ft high; it has a natural erect clean and healthy with its tough habit. The neat olive green leaves handsome blue green foliage have a silvery underside which intact. It has all the poplar vigour shimmer in the breeze and gives and a pyramidal habit when grown the tree its common name of os a specimen. For shelter breaks Satinwood. The Satinwood is a plant 2-sft apart. The 2ft spacing worthy specimen and looks well, is suitable for shelters to be spaced out along an avenue. Soil trimmed off at 20ft. The wider should be thoroughly cultivated spacing is for 80ft high shelter, and well drained. Plants are 6ft now and will grow Gardenway offer two sizes 3-4 ft 6-8 more this year. and 4-sft. The latter are particOnly 55c-85c each depending on ularly bushy this year. Prices from quantity. 60c-51.15 depending on size and quantity. Sonata — a new -rjHybrid tomato This new tomato is fast being recognised as superior to most. , | ( Sonata is virus immune and wilt Gil I UIBKV resistant. It is a vigorous heavy cropper and bears trusses of round plant them in glasshouses or warm red fruits, right to the top of the p | aces where the full benefit of plant We saw it reach Bft last their 9 month cropping capacity year with thick strong stems laden w ill be enjoyed. They do well with fruit all the way up. Plant it outside too — in fact our now in the glasshouse. We will competition winners grew theirs have plants later for outside. 60r on a fence and last year recorded each at Marshland and Riccarton. over 500 fruits on the plant at one time These grafted wonder Soil-IeSS CUltur®. croppers are easy to grow, more We stock special packs of growing so because of the vigorous disease medium for tomatoes, lettuce etc. resisting root stock. Available from Prepared with long term fertilizers, regular weekly supplies at Marshonly add water, plant and use | an d and Riccarton. 99c ea. or Liquiphos in Summer. A 53.95 pack 92c ea for sor more. The name on is sufficient for 3 tomato plants. || ie p| an t is Supertom . Simply place the pocks on earth or paved floors and plant. Ideal (J arc | enwa y ‘Supertom* for porches etc. or where the < •" risk of disease from unsterilised Competition, soil is a hazard. The prize A return trip for two persons from iRSx Christchurch to Rotorua Auckland pT”? V_“[ or Bay of Islands flying Mount Cook Airlines. Two nights first class accommodation is included. —J 4 •— The winner ■ - J*. I The person who between WedL IXji K p-t nesday 18th January and February 22nd 1978 has the greatest — ——number of fruits of 2cms or more y* * Mmwinn with growing on a Supertom plant and Get growing with who has a vQ|jd enfry form Christie completed by the judges. All sizes in stock Free dehvery The compe titi O n Christchurch areo n use . Open to amateur gardeners in Gardenways nu^ $er,e *’ Canterbury. Entry is free-but must yourself the ro us r O od de mad ® °* time of purchase of and practice ® SI 9 ' hoiaht Supertoms. (Gordenway Marshventilation and high eav height or Rkcart^n) ensure extra control and cropping capacity. Easy kit set construction, Th e Travel E,«tioß ..rvic. also ova.iobi.. Arrangements. Potato Spec lai MOUNT COOK Govt. cert, seed in Auckland Short AIRLINES Top and Ham Hardy These Fr .. Bard , n p|ann|ng varieties only 89c (usually $1.35). Other varieties from $1.15. Garden way hove engaged Mr John Complete selection of seeds, Norton to assist customers with (Yates and Star Seeds), fertilizers P la ™'"9 Call anytime from 9.30 etc. at Marshland ahd Riccarton. ♦<> 12 - 3 ° any Wednesday morning. PfN fVtRY DAY Riccarton: ••-91 Pic ton Ave., Marshland: Cnr A