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fere are you going to my pretty maid?" going a-mulching, Sir," she said. Autumn is a fine time, to mulch. Apply thick layers to cleared areas of the vegetable garden to restore yields. Shrubs growing under trees benefit, especially Camellias, Rhododendrons and Azaleas. Put it on thickly and smother the weed seedlings. Mulch your tubs, specimens, the Rhubarb and Asparagus beds. Muching is a time honoured way to restore fertility naturally — but first you need a mulch. Gardenway's "well rotted compost” is rich and free from weed seeds and disease. Use it liberally, you'll find it works miracles, turning light sandy soils into dark fertile loams. Sticky clays become rich and friable. "Well rotted composts." SI 50/bag. If you -want to make your own mulch we can help you too with inexpensive materials and a free leaflet that tells you how. The only thing a girl shouldn't do with - 'well rotted compost" is to do without it! Carolina and Jasmine, two sweet ffgwall flowers. /THH Carolina Jessamine, or Gelsemium is a lovely, hardy evergreen climber Its glossy, \ green leaves are offset by big, bright L " / k/W »*MbB clusters of clear yellow, sweetly scented, u %H trumpet-shaped flowers. This well-mannered twiner will thrive on a trellis, wall or fence t / bKm in sun or semi-shade and in average soil AbA. conditions. 53.50. If your soil conditions are At not average, dig in a liberal dressing of our <** , Cgffi well rotted compost.' < < ’ ' JASMINE S Jk IMhLIM®! Jasminum polyanthum is a strong- There is a good selection of strong growing climber from West China, well grown climbers at each Flowers mainly in Spring but at Gardenway centre including;— other times also, throughout the Bougainvilleas, Clematis montana year. It is near hardy but benefits and Hybrid types, Virginia from the protection of an over- Creepers, Chilean Jasmine hanging roof or some other (Mandevillea) and some that play protection when young. Only hard-to-get like eastern beauty $2.99. Yasmin, (Trachelospermum jasminoides), a real sweetie. And Madame Butterfly isn't flighty at all! This lovely Antirrhinum is one of the new breed — . A j not at all like the old Snap Dragons. This hand pollinated strain has won awards in Britain and ,r America for its healthy reliability and unique double azalea type flowers. Pink, red, yellow, white, salmon, long stemmed spikes for bold displays and cutting. We were most impressed with some container grown ' Butterflies '. Plant them now, they do well in cool weather and produce a rewarding display in September and October. All Gardenway's flower seedlings are 99c per pack even choice hybrids like Madame Butterfly. Strawberries for pots, beds and any handy Alp. Red Gauntlet, Govt. Cert, plants only t 51.12 for 10. For years of heavy cropping dig in plenty of Gardenway's "well rotted compost” — as if you didn t know! Mulch with black polythene, keeps them clean to pick and weed free. You'll get J the idea at Gardenway. J For the gourmet we recommend piquant I alpine strawberries. If you don't have an Alp try a strawberry planter. Lovely too as an evergreen and red groundcover!' 85c per pot. Now is the time to give your lawn a feed. Make it a complete meal, not a snack. Yes, we know that feeding a lawn, This is a specially mixed fertilizer makes it grow alarmingly quickly that not only gives your lawn a and therefore it needs more probably much-needed boost, but frequent mowing, but we reckon also deals severely with many of that it s worth the effort to have a the weeds that mar the green, healthy, green lawn.. Sure, it may green grass of home, grow a little .faster, but at the same time it s less prone to S3VB 50c OU YatGS TurfllUllder. dreaded lurgies like bugs and Gardenway's price, $3.76 for 12kg. diseases than a half-starved lawn For an average lawn there will be is. Give your lawn a good feed plenty left for a Spring and now with Yates "Turf Builder.” Summer dressing too. HORNBY MARSHLAND RICCARTON 19 Chalmers St Cnr Marshland & Preston Rds 89-91 Picton Ave Hornby Centre is behind the Mall at the Hornby-Sumner bus terminus.