stock. The fields are filled with 
well-grown, healthy, certified 
plants in wide variety. Digging 
and shipping facilities are excel¬ 
lent and the workmen skilled and 
painstaking. 
A large greenhouse, adjacent to 
the office, supplies fresh cut flowers 
and plants in winter and bedding 
plants in summer. 
A complete landscape service is 
offered customers under the im¬ 
mediate direction of the general 
manager, Mr. Krause. 
We are the complete horticul¬ 
tural establishment of the Fox 
River Valley. By this we mean 
that we are in a position to render 
any horticultural service. When, 
where and how to plant, if it is one 
bush or tree, or a complete land¬ 
scape development of any grounds. 
We are also equipped to advise on 
the care and treatment of any 
growing plants. This includes 
spraying, feeding, pruning and re¬ 
pairing damaged trees. 
Planting Enhances 
Property Values 
Each year interest in home 
grounds beautification increases as 
home owners become aware of the 
enhancement in value of their 
homes which planting creates. The 
rapid spread of better garden clubs 
and the increasing attention given 
gardening by the newspapers are 
signs of an awakening to lovely 
gardens. 
Whether your home is already 
established or you are just now 
planning on building, planting 
should find a place in your budget. 
The cost is low in comparison to 
the enjoyment which is obtained 
from well planted grounds. 
Much money is spent to create 
attractive interiors and to furnish 
the home in taste, yet many home 
owners neglect to beautify the ex¬ 
terior, the part of the home which 
creates the important first impres¬ 
sion to passersby and guests. 
A dollar spent on planting the 
home grounds will go much farther 
than the same dollar expended on 
the interior and it will give years 
on years of enjoyment and value. 
In fact trees and plants increase in 
PLANTING POINTERS 
Before planting shrubs it is wise to stake out their locations 
with plant labels. Stick these in the ground where the shrubs 
are to be placed. Since a shrub’s spread is usually equal to its 
height, the spacing of the stakes is easy. Dig the holes large 
enough to take the roots without crowding and deep enough so 
that the plant will rest an inch lower than it grew in the nursery. 
Fill loose rich earth around the roots, filling the hole almost to 
the top. Apply a generous quantity of water to soak the earth 
down around and under the roots. After the water settles away, 
tramp firmly and finish filling with soil, leaving a little basin 
around the top to attract and hold the water. 
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