1955 
SPRING HAS COME! 
Spring has arrivedin Minnesota, and it 
brings active gardening to mostofus. If you 
haven't yet given attention to your lawn, 
get to it at once. Landscaping of your home 
is much more attractive when you display a 
thick, healthy turf. If not already done,be 
sure to seed your lawn at the earliest pos- 
sible moment. Time isof the essence now. See 
previous issues of GARDEN HINTS for sugges- 
tions on how to raise good lawns. Be sure to 
use Thomsen's Certified grass seed. Apply 
your fertilizer as soon as possible so that 
the grass gets the most benefit and crab grass 
and weeds coming later will be hindered by 
the thick, healthy turf. 
Now and then you read in the papers of 
this or that "miracle" for gardening, such 
as a treatment which will kill weed seeds 
before they develop. Consult with us or with 
your local experiment station before spend- 
ing your money for such items. The same is 
true of "bargain nursery stockby mail. Last 
year one house sold 34 millions worth of sub 
standard nursery stock through advertising, 
until Uncle Sam put the operator behind bars. 
Members of the Twin City Nurserymen's Assoc- 
jation are pledged to give you the finest, 
most suitable merchandise for your money. 
Thisis the time to order Roses--hybrid 
teas, floribundas, or hardy varieties. Bare 
root roses should be planted starting about 
April 20th, usuallynot later than May 20th. 
Potted rosesmay be plantedat any time after 
becoming available, but the best selections 
are available right now. Our stock is better 
thanever before, andfew shrubs give a finer 
return on investment of time and money than 
Volume Two, Number Four; April, 
the rose. 
Prk Waies¢thvroughly. Dig 
at least twogfe eae make the hole 
wide enough so Gee emro can be spread 
out without crowding. Remember that the best 
soil should beat the bottom, where the roots 
will be growing. Do not allow rootsof roses 
(or any nursery stock) to dry out while you 
are planting them. Keep roots moist. 
Add peat moss or rotted manure to the 
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soil which you will pack around the roots. 
You can use as much as one-third peat moss. 
Add a little bone meal and perhaps a little 
non-burning fertilizer. Mix soil well. 
When planting, spread roots carefully. 
The "knob" of the rose should be about two 
inches below ground levelin Minnesota. Fill 
the holehalf full of your dirt mixture, and 
tamp down carefully with your foot (gently, 
so roots aren't torn but air pockets are 
pressed out). Fill hole with water. As the 
water works down, fill with dirt, tamp down 
again, add water. Hill up soil around the 
rose plant stems until budding starts. 
As soon as the buds start to "break", 
remove the soil mound carefully, and begin 
at once to dust weekly. 
The same general instructions apply to 
preparing ground for other shrubs. Better 
soil preparation means better plants of all 
kinds. New plants need plenty of watering. 
Beds for perennials and annuals must 
be prepared with the same care, though not 
as deeply. If your soil is clayey, mix inva 
generous amount of Krilium to loosen the 
SoLl. Inany kind of soil, clay or sand, you 
can improve the soil by mixing in plenty of 
peat moss. Use of Chlordane will help stop 
troubles from insect pests in the soil. 
.For fertilizing now, use long acting 
treatments like "Loma". Liquid fertilizers, 
such as RapidGro and Folium, are not a sub- 
stitute for Loma and Milorganite. The liquid 
fertilizers are used for "shot in the arm" 
treatment of lawn and garden later on. 
TREES are of tremendous importance in 
your landscape, and now is the time to buy 
and plant. Try to use several different 
kinds, especially the flowering trees. Crab 
trees such as Hopa, Almey, Eleyi, Brilliant, 
and the beautiful double Hopa, will give 
their beautiful show soon. The socalled 
Ornamental trees: Ash, Mountain Ash, Cut 
Leaf Birch, Laurel Leaved Willow, White 
Birch, Catalpa. These are not so tall, and 
are refined trees, for lawn use. We have a 
fine selection of "clustered" trees, 
Thomsen's offer extra fine trees at a 
lower price this year. We must move several 
