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Tips for maintaining
your May landscape
By Shay Smith
For the Forsyth County News
Tips for the May land
scape:
• Letting a young lawn
grow too tall and then cutting
it back to the recommended
height is detrimental. Such
extreme leaf removal stops the
flow of food to the roots,
weakens the plants, and opens
the lawn to diseases. Never let
it grow so tall that you have to
cut off more than one third of
the grass blade.
• Save money on mulch
materials by using 1 to 2 inch
es of wood chips before
spreading 2 inches of decora
tive shredded bark. Wood chips
are less expensive than shred
ded bark and last longer, too.
Keep mulch several inches
away from the trunks of trees
and shrubs so air can circulate
near the trunk discouraging
diseases, and so that rodents
will not feed on the bark.
• Lightly side dress peren
nials, including spring bulbs,
with a 5-10-10 or 10-10-10
fertilizer, being careful to
avoid the center or crown of
the plant.
• If you love to garden, but
don’t have a lot of time,
choose plants that are easy to
maintain. Plants that do not
need "deadheading" include
begonia, impatiens, coleus,
alyssum, ageratum. lobelia,
vinca, and salvia.
• Caladiums need generous
amounts of water and fertilizer
to encourage continuous pro
duction of leaves during the
summer. Apply a light, side
dressing of 5-10-5 fertilizer
every two weeks, and water
thoroughly to encourage
bright-colored foliage.
• Gladiolus grows best in
well-drained soil, protected
from wind. Bulbs can be
planted now. For best bloom,
water thoroughly once a week
after the spike begins to show
above the soil.
• Pinch back annuals when
4 to 6 inches high to promote
bushy growth. Some that
require pinching are zinnias,
petunias, and salvia.
• Impatiens is the most sat
isfactory annual for use in
shady areas. Begonias, coleus,
ageratum. salvia, and vinca
Shadows: Light and
dark combos add drama
By Stacy Downs
Knight Ridder Newspapers
It's darker than a forest at
dusk and hulks like a monster.
It could be looming right now
in your living room. It’s ...
A shadow.
But it need not alarm. It’s a
force you can tame to make a
room into a fun and dramatic
space.
Designers are seeing more
shadow play in the home, both
in products made just for cast
ing shapely silhouettes and for
highlighting common objects.
Even that no-frills ficus in the
comer can make a bold state
ment when it “dances" with
light.
“Shadows set such a mood."
says Laura McGrew, owner of
Tomboy in Kansas City, Mo.
“They add another dimension
to things that normally appear
flat."
To create your own shad
ows, all it takes is an adjustable
accent light and a 50-watt bulb
(less than S2O from a hardware
store). And, of course, an
object home. A transparent
glass vase, a dining chair or
even a beat-up wooden ladder
can cast intriguing silhouettes.
Plug in the light and angle it
to make dark and attractive
accents on the wall, floor and
ceiling it’s easier than say
ing Punxsutawney Phil. (By the
way, America’s most famous
groundhog saw his shadow in
February, forecasting six more
weeks of winter.)
Lighting an object from
below or on the side makes the
most dramatic shadows, says
lighting designer Katie Green
of Derek Porter Studio in
Kansas City. When something
is lit in front, it merely makes a
thin accentuating outline.
Downlighting can launch shad
ows onto the floor but requires
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prefer light
shade (five to
six hours of
sunlight).
• Prune
rhododen
drons imme
diately after
flowering.
Old clusters
should be
snapped off
when partly dry, but remove
with care in order not to
decrease or prevent bloom
next year.
• When planting new' shade
trees, consider whether it is
messy or neat in appearance,
weak- or strong-wooded, and
long- or short-lived. Resist the
temptation to plant a fast
growing, weak tree for quick
shade.
• If cotton burlap was used
to wrap B&B tree roots, it
does not need to be removed.
Just untie and roll it down
from the trunk until it does not
stick above the soil line. If a
synthetic material wrapped the
roots, remove it completely if
possible, or at least turn it
back to expose the sides of the
ball and cut it off or push it to
the bottom of the hole. If the
species of tree you are plant
ing is one that grows a taproot,
remove all the synthetic mate
rial or the root will not be able
to grow properly.
• Red and silver maples,
willows, poplars, and elms can
clog septic lines with their
roots. Plant these species well
away from water lines and
sewers.
• Poison ivy is dangerous
all year round. You can get an
irritation from the leaves,
roots, berries, and even smoke
from burning the vines. Learn
to know the leaves so you can
guard against it. If you think
you may have come in contact
with it, wash immediately with
soap and water and remove
any clothes that may have the
oil on them. Prevention is the
best medicine for this ailment.
• Prune out winter-killed
wood on trees and shrubs by
cutting back to green wood
after new growth begins.
Shay Smith is the county
agent for the Forsyth County
Cooperative Extension Ser
vice.
mounting a light fixture to the
ceiling.
When using an accent light
to develop shadows, shapes are
sharper on dark evenings. A
clear light bulb and light, bright
walls (white is ideal) also help
provide a great contrast.
But if you use natural light,
the bright days of spring and
summer create the perfect
backdrop. "On a sunny day,
you have dramatic shadows,”
Green says. “On a cloudy day,
shadows become more dif
fused.”
Green says she’s seen
shadows intentionally used to
draw attention to architectural
and sculptural elements.
Outside, that includes church
crosses and address markers.
Inside, she’s seen them most
commonly with plants. But
lighting reference books show
how inventive shadows can be
with glass accessories. Etched
patterns can be projected on
the walls and textured glass
creates a mottled look.
Even everyday mini blinds
can produce cool shadow
effects, conjuring a film noir
ambience. Several months ago
the Graber window-shade
company introduced window
shades that feature interplay
between shadow and light. The
Wisconsin-based manufactur
er’s Synergy line of cotton
polyester burnout shades has
transparent fern, grapevine,
oak leaf, mosaic and rain drop
patterns. When the light comes
through, so do shadowy
shapes.
"Designers and decorators
had never seen something like
this,” says Julie Strasser, prod
uct developer for Springs
Window Fashions, which owns
Graber. “They liked that it
brought an aura of fashion, not
just function."
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