IIIF

Natural habitat

Date5/14/1981

Names

Dale, H. Fred (subject)

Mahler, John (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Natural habitat: Star gardening editor Fred Dale in a favorite haunt: a garden centre. His articles on this page advise you on how to get the best buys in plants -- and what to do with them when you get them home.

Subject

Gardeners

Portraits

Journalists

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0041671F

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Fertilizing shrubs. A young purple smokebush gets the benefit of a broadcasting of a general garden fertilizer

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Pruning raspberries. Cutting out canes of raspberries at ground level is one of the rare fall pruning chores

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Digging to plant tree. Mid-October is a very good time to dig a hole to plant container-grown plants such as red oak

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Planting daffodils. Daffodils look especially beautiful planted beside a river, where they will last for years

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Tilling the garden. Fred Dale tills his old garden to expose roots of weeds and seedling plants to the elements

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Summer's over: Star garden columnist Fred Dale brings amaryllis and Variegated Ficus Benjamina indoors

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Raking to sow grass. This is the best time to sow lawn grass seed, raking bare spots to open up earth before sowing

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