* BIS-Lintasttr Farming, Saturday, February 28, 1998 All Gardens Great & Snm by York Co. Horticultural Agei Tom Becker Trees and Shrubs fo: Landscape Famous plantsman J.C Raulston, decried the overuse of certain plants, recommending diversity. If you plan to add trees or shrubs to your property this year, consider using trees that are not over-planted. Scotch Pine and Austrian Pine trees are over-planted and dying to diseases on these two-needle pines. Here are some great substi tutes to replace some of our more common species suggested by Master Gardener Joe Volk from Berks County. The limber pine, Pinus flexi los, was one of the professor's favorite pin£. It is a tough tree, hardy, and as its name implies, you can almost tie a knot in its branches. When wet snow builds up, breaking branches of other trees, a Limber pine Select TUNKHANNOCK (Wyoming Co.) Toys are more than just fun for children. They are the tools for learning. Through toys, chil dren learn about their world, themselves, and others. When children play with toys they build muscles and the skills to control their bodies, thinking skills, com munication skills and they learn how to relate to others. The foundation of all learning in math, reading and mathematics comes from play. Here are a few ways that toys are helping your child to grow and develop. • When your child plays with blocks, your child is learning to figure out how things of different sizes and shapes can fit together. This is very good for developing later math skills. • When your child plays with a pop-up toy he figures out how things work and learns about cause and effect He develops thinking skills. • When your child plays ball, she builds muscle control and strength. • When your child pretends to be a grown-up, he learns to co operate with others. He builds imagination, creativity, and prob lem solving skills. • When your child draws with crayons, she develops hand mus cles needed for learning to write. Remember that good toys are not necessarily expensive, and children do not need very many. It’s better to have a few toys that are really appropriate for your child than lots of toys. SUPERHERO PLAY Remember as a kid how much fun it was to pretend to be a super hero, and be powerful enough to do anything that you wanted to do? When children begin pretend ing to be superheroes, adults are worried that accidents will hap pen. Sometimes this play gets out of hand and someone gets hurt branch just dips downward, dumping the snow. Two cultivafs, Vanderwolfs Pyramid' and 'Glauca', both are really out-standing. Another attractive feature of Limber pine is the fuzzy formation of needles on the trunk, which you could almost mistake for a witch's broom. Chamaecyparis nootkatensis: Alaska Cedar somewhat resem bles the arborvitae and is partic ularly good planted near water or a moist area. 'Green Arrow' is an extremely narrow cultivar which provides a tall narrow accent plant for the garden. Sciadopitys verticillata: The Umbrella Pine is not actually in the Pinus family. The needles are thicker and form whorls like the ribs of an umbrella. Abies nordmanniana: Nordmann Fir is attractive, grows big, and unlike most firs, Toys For Learning Keep in mind that this type of play gives children the chance to feel powerful and show off their new physical abilities. Superhero play can help children feel strong and capable in their real life as well as in their pretend play. At the same time, children are learning a very negative message to use violence to solve prob lems. When carefully supervised by adults, “superhero play” can help children improve their lan guage skills, encourage creativity and teach them to work together to solve problems. When children begin pretending they arc super heroes, parents can help them make the most of it Make it clear that physical ag gression is not acceptable. En courage children to talk to each other when a play problem hap pens. This helps preschoolers learn to use words rather than fists to solve a problem. Suggest ways that superheroes can be helpful that don’t involve fighting bad guys. Superheroes can make use of their superpowers by rescuing cats from trees, taking sick babies to the hospital and sav ing houses from fires. Superher oes are not “super” just because they are strong, but because they can be kind and helpful. Point out the difference be tween movies, television and real life. When you see actors pretend to fly from the top of buildings or jump up after being hit by a car, explain to your child that this is just pretend and that in real life people who do heroic acts rely on their own strength and wisdom. does well in this area. Abies concolor (Concolor Fir) and Abies koreana (Korean Fir) also do well. Abies koreana Horstmans Silberlocke' may be the most unique fir of all. The needles, instead of being straight like other firs and spruces, form a round coil with the pale blue underside exposed. Picea omorika: The Siberian Spruce maybe the most hand some of all the spruces. Try the cultivar 'Pendula.' Its only drawback is its slow growing. In some locations this could be an advantage. Other favorite landscape plants include the Weeping White Pine and the Curly- Needled White Pine (Pinus Strobus). When White Pines are afflicted with tip blight, you have to cut off the tip and tie a branch upward to form a new tip. ’Jeddeloh' is a favorite hem lock. It naturally looks like it was 'cloud-pruned.' 'Coles Prostrate' lies flat on the ground and is really striking but needs part shade. One of the most beautiful evergreens, the Weeping Hemlock, grows into a giant, green waterfall. Although a Hemlock tree in nature is frequently an under story tree, it grows three times faster and thicker in full sun if well watered and mulched. Any questions regarding the above article can be addressed to Tom Becker, Penn State Cooperative Extension at (717)840-7408.* COMPUTER PLAY AND YOUNG CHILDREN; WHAT PARENTS SHOULD KNOW Over the last 10 years comput ers have changed life in America. Computers will become in creasingly important in the lives of our children. Today, many par ents are confused about computers and their children. Some want to expose their children to computer play to help them to learn about computers. Others are fearful that this exposure could harm their children’s development Carefully supervise the use of the computer by young children. Parents must carefully select com puter software and must monitor closely children who have access to the Internet. 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