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A "portable" garden is one of the imaginative ap- proaches to landscaping presented in the tgsS .aitio" of the popular "Garden Redwood Ideas from Cali- fornia" booklet prepared by the California Redwood Association. The 16-page booklet, available in single c.opies. at no charge through the California Redwo"od Assocratron, contains- outstanding garden designs by many prominent California landscape architectsl Cotor photographs show to good advantage the natural beaut_y of redwood structures when combined with a gar- den setting.

.. Designed by Landscape Architect Ned Rucker, the "portable" garden featured on the booklet's cover utilizes modular redwood deck components in three- foot squares as the basic unit of an outdoor living area. Flowers and shrubs, in redwood planters, cai be mo-ved easily if deck components are i'rearranged" or shifted.

A wide variety of other approaches to landscaping are presented in the booklet, all based on the theme oT expanding living space to the outside of the house through the well-planned utilization of garden areas. Redwood, because of its durability in e*tremes of climate and its beauty and versatility, is used extensively.

Lumber Industry Hopes for Upturn With R.elurn of Better Weother

-Washington,-p. C.-In its quarterly report to Secretary of Commerce Weeks, the Lumber Survey committee declared 1957's fourth. quarter was "disappointing" to lumber manufacturers and production still lags behind year-ago levels. The committee, composed of lumber, construction and government officials, said reports from industry execrr_ tives show mixed feelings on future prospects.

One section of the booklet contains notes on the durability of redwood and suggestions for select- ing proper grades. Informatio-n on construction details and finish systems is also presented. Single copies of the booklet may be obtained without charge by writing to the Service Library, California Redwood Association, 576 Sacramento'Street, San Francisco I 1, California.

The committee said lumber production has been about the same rate as shiprnents in recent months, keeping mill stocks at uniform levels. Several Iumbermen e*piessed concern over price-cutting by ..inadequately financed,, operators and warned that lumber markits would be de_ moralized if production isn't keyed to shipments.