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Page 38—Supplement to The Brunswick Beacon, September-October. 1987 Tips For Landscaping Yard At The Seacoast BY DOROTHY SELLERS (Dorothy Sellers Ls a retired teacher who has taken up Undseape Rardcnlnf; as a hobhy. She lives at Shallotte Point.) I^atidscaping a new yard by the seacoast where sandy soil prevails is something of a challenge. Sandy beach land needs even more special treatment than loamy soil or soil with clay deposits. The wind off the water brings a fine silt of soil and salt over the front lawn. Combined with cold wind in winter, this is detrimental to plants. Even dogwoods and fruit trees are not properly shaped in this location, but are bent wideways by the wind. All plants grow better on the back of the house, protected from the elements. Shrubs, perennials or annuals in any sandy location do best planted in potting soil mixed with peat moss. For front landscaping, or that side of the house facing the water, the best bet is to use plants from the sur rounding woodlands, as they are already acclimated to the area. Wild myrtles make the transition easily, and bulbs such as lilies, jonquils, and tulips are dependable. Any landscape plan, however, begins with considering the If Your Plans Are To Build- Our Plans Are To Help! Check out any one of our 5,000 house plans at our "Home Planning Center" in the bhallotte Headquarters Office. BRUNSWICK ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION Serving You! Shollotta 754-4391 Bolivia 253^222 Oak Island Whiteville 278-3306 642-5011 A SPECIAL PLACEFOR SPECIAL PEOPLE Goose Creek is a restricted famiiy community offering a uni que blend of nature and architecture in an environment of water sports, fishing, beaches and golf Here you are surrounded by huge live oaks, holly and hardwoods. The marsh is alive with nature... Great Blue Herons, ibis and egrets. Prepare blue crabs, oysters and clams gathered from nearby creeks. Enjoy homeowner gatherings at the community center soon to be constructed. Or Just sit in the gazebo and enjoy the beautiful view while relaxing. All this is part of a special place called Goose Creek. Call or come by...our resident builder and homeowner will show you plans for new homes and some of our newly-constructed homes. Model open daily. (919) 754-7503 AFTER 6 PM DIRECTIONS: Turn off Hwy. 179 east of the entrance to Brick Landing Plantation, toward the waterway. Follow signs or call for direaions. ©1987 THE BRUNSWICK Bf ACON topography of the land and the space, size and shape of the house and grounds. Send a sample of the soil to the Agricultural Department of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, to identify nutrients missing in the soil and determine the soil type. While awaiting this analysis, draw a rough sketch of the house and grounds, to plan basic plantings. If the home sits low to the ground, con sider low-growing shrubs. Consider the color of the house, too. If brownish wood or brick, use evergreen shrubs along with others of color. Are there too many trees close to the house? Be sure to thin the closest ones away before your yard is established. Too many trees take away from soil fertility. Think of your garden and grounds as an outdoor living room, where the family can relax and play. Decide if you want rock gardens with mosses and ferns, a desert scene with yucca and cacti, or an English garden, with informal groupings and no fixed pat tern. I.andscaping your property to im prove your home’s appearance is a pleasant, rewarding task. To feel more secure about it, you can read one of the following books, available in libraries and book store.s: -The Garden Flowers in Color” by G.A. Stevens; -Garden Bulbs in Color” by J.H. McFarland, R.M. Hatton, and D.J. Foley, "Vegetable Gardening in Color” by D.J. Foley; and “Seacoast Plants of the Carolinas” by Karl Graetz, available for $2 from Sea Grant, Box 8605, NCSU, Raleigh 27695-8605. STAFF PHOTO OV MARJORIE MEGIVERN DOROTHY SELLERS has landscaped each of her family’s five homes. Here she attacks the weeds in a bed of chrysanthemums in her front yard near Shallotte Point, a view of Breakfast Creek in the background. ‘Fruit & Flowering Trees For ull your lundscaping and planting needs, wheel in to... Harrelson’s Farm & Garden Center •Century Stepping Stones •Landscape Timber •Pine Straw •Peat Moss •Mulch •Fertilizer •Garden Seed •Foliage Plants •Hanging Baskets •Shrubbery Krowse tnrough our greenhouse Hv)/y. 17, 1 mile south of Shallotte 754-6373 ©1985 THE BRUNSWICK BEACON
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