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Round The Year In The Garden - A Descriptive Guide To The Flowers Of The Four Seasons (1916) (Paperback)
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Round The Year In The Garden - A Descriptive Guide To The Flowers Of The Four Seasons (1916) (Paperback)
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DECEMBER Making Plans DECEMBER is a dull month in the garden out of
doors, and the most trying for the amateur unless he possesses a
greenhouse. It is difficult to arouse enthusiasm in December; the
joys of planting are, or ought to be, over, and little fresh growth
is visible above ground. One has to possess one's soul in patience.
The measure of present satisfaction is governed largely by the work
carried out during the two previous months; if all plants the
gardener had set his heart upon growing are safely planted, he
knows they are preparing to yield him a full measure of delight in
the future. He who has delayed must hasten to make up for lost time
and hope for the best. Perhaps the best relaxation for December is
to turn to the gardening books and catalogues, which provide much
food for reflection and tell many fairy tales. It is fairly safe
when you read of a scarlet flower to expect only a red one; to
translate orange as yellow, yellow as primrose, mauve as lavender,
crimson as dark red, and so on, and to regard with suspicion the
flowers of purplish-rose. Among the Hardy Flowers Tidying Up.?-Some
people's gardens are always tidy, others are just the reverse. I am
sure that tidiness in gardens is an excellent thing, for where
tidiness is practised there also is care taken. It is not wise to
be too scrupulous at this season, or more harm thau good may
follow. One sees the gardener digging amongst shrubs with a spade,
turning over the soil as though he were preparing a strawberry bed.
The roots of the shrubs are bound to be damaged by such a process.
A garden fork is the proper tool to use when working among shrubs
or plants; deep digging is not needed there. How few amateurs place
a proper value upon the dead leaves that are swept up at this time
of year. ...
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