GAY GARDENS.

Waikato Times, Volume 114, Issue 19052, 16 September 1933, Page 15 (Supplement)

GAY GARDENS.

A FAIRY IN A PEAR TREE.

All among the flowers. Fairy in the pear-tree Why do you sit watching Butterflies for hours? As they flutter round you t -'I !v -f I can see your smile, Then you hod and whisper To them for awhile. Fairy in the pear-tree, Sing a little song. v Tell mo all your story. It won’t take very long. —J. MARTIN, —in the Guernsey Ladies’ College Magazine. THINGS I. SEE. One garden Peter passes has a purple corner which is so pretty. It has a dear little Japanese daphne bush, lots of lavender, and some big purple violets. * * * * ’* S • The other day Peter saw some beautiful starry Clematis climbing up a cabbage tree. It was very lovely. >» * * *■ * The pussy willows will soon be over. They aro growing their green leaves now, so the pussies will soon be quite grown up. # # s» W i:t ' a Peter saw such a lOvely garden the other day) Beside a .dark pine hedge the red hot pokers were glowing scarlet and opposite them was a sea of blue forget-me-nots, liave you ever seen the dear 'little pink ones? They are very pretty too. ■' # # * * Aren’t the wall-flowers lovely now? So soft and brown and golden and velvety. They have a wonderful scent Peter thinks.

WHAT MEMBERS SAY—

Olive Weugh says:—There are violets, Jonquils, daffodils and snowdrops out in our garden now. There will be more soon because Jack Frost does not come so often and bite off their pretty heads. 1 have not much in my vegetable garden yet. I have Just radishes and carrots. I am going to put a lot more things in.

Aroh« Luom says:— l have Just finished planting rorget-me-nots in my garden, and picking violets. When I was in town on Friday I saw a lady carrying a huge basket which was full of rreeslas. “Some were white, while others were of the same colour striped with mauve. Hyacinths are coming in most gardens now, also wallflowers, A lot of fruit trees are coming out In pink and white blooms too.

Mavis Looklsy says: Isn’t it dreadfully windy to-day It Is blowing with gale force here an'd blowing blossoms off the fruit trees. Our garden at school is pretty now with many beautiful daffodils and the pussy willows are blooming; also another shrub with white flowers. All the stately poplars have flowers of the same shape as willow blossoms, but larger •and a dark reddish-purple colour. The birds are nesting now and seem very happy. *

Eileen Booue aay»s— ‘Our flower garden is beginning to look gay and bright once more, as the rreeslas, daffodils, jonquils and snowdrops are dressed In their spring attire. The other day when I was walking around the garden I spied a wallflower plant in bud, and yesterday I found that two of our plants were covered with little flowers. In our vegetable garden we have some potatoes that have Just made an appearance above the earth. We also have some peas which are two or three Inches above the ground. Our cabbages will soon be ready for using and we have beans, carrots, parsnips and beetroot seeds planted. All our fruit trees are in blossom and they make such a pretty picture. I love the colour of the peach and nectarine blossom best.

Beppo says: Spring Is In all her glory now Peter. The birds are singing in the trees and the flowers are corning nut. In my garden I have daffodils. Jonquils, rrersias and snowdrops. Our holidays are ov"r now but I have spent most or mln'e In bed.

Alice Croall says: The seeds in the vegetable garden a o nearly all up now but my flower seeds are so slow. Each day I go poking round in the garden to see If they have started to shoot so I don’t suppose they will come up at all. The fruit trees are covered In blossom now.

Juno McQnle says: During the holidays I have had quite an enjoyable time and have done a lot or gardening, i have grown poppy and Virginia stock seeds Or: one side of our house the rreeslas are in full bloom and the marigolds still hold their stately heads in the air. I have transplanted some more pansies and snapdragons.

June Catley says: Isn’t the wind awful Peter. It blew the chimney off one of our cottages, it has blown nearly all the leaves off the barbary hedge and nearly, all the ;blossoms off our plum trees. We have some tulips out and they are so pretty waving in the breeze. Isn’t the Star of Bethlehem a pretty flower, Peter? Ours ' Is Just starting to come out.

Mary McDonnell says:—Are not the days lovely now and the evenings are getting so long we can go out to play after tea. Spring is really here and it is lovely. Every day different flowers come out in our garden and our plum tree is a picture. I am going to plant some Canterbury bells In my garden, also "some stock. We have some sparrows that we reed every morning, and they arq getting less and less now the spring Is here and they can find plenty to eat. They have been coming all the winter and wa will miss them when they have all gone. Dad says that they will eat the peas, but I think they are too well fed.