PART V 



Round the Year in the Rose Garden 



CHAPTER XXXII 



January 



Planting may still be carried out in January if the 



weather is mild, and even if the land is not fit to plant, 



it is best to lose no time in procuring the necessary 



plants. Just bury the roots in soil until the land is in a 



nice, friable state for planting. Old roses and Teas and 



Hybrid Teas planted in October and November should 



be protected by fine soil drawn close round the base of 



the plants, if this has not already been done. Manure 



may still be applied to the beds of established roses, but 



it is advisable to fork it lightly beneath the surface soil 



at once. Vacant land may be trenched now, ready for 



planting in March, or if not trenched, then dug deeply 



and left as rough as possible. The surface soil among all 



newly planted roses should be left rough by forking up 



the bed immediately after planting. If frost threatens, 



some bracken fern should be thrust among the branches 



of Teas and Hybrid Tea roses, but it ought to be removed 



during mild intervals. 



Sometimes roses planted in autumn are so loosened 



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