August, 1913 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



197 



What the Gardener can do in August 



Henry Gibson, Staatsburg. 



A 



UGUST, with its hot and lazy days, 

 invariably brings to the amateur, 

 gardener the temptation to let 



has not been over-abundant, and even 

 if you have kept the hoe busy in order 

 to conserve all possible moisture, your 



flower border would be greatly benefited 

 by a thorough watering. Get busy with 

 the sprinklers or the hose, and don't' let 



In the Garden of Mr*. H. H. Champ, Hamilton 



The ro.se beds are at the right. The edging is Centauria 



things slide. The first and most appre- 

 ciated of the flowers are over, and fresh, 

 green vegetables are an old story. In 

 .some places the weeds are getting the 

 upper hand, but the crops arc all grown, 

 so "what's the use?" 



Well, there's a whole lot of use. In 

 the first place more than half of the 

 garden's good things and still more of 

 the flower garden's beauty is yet ahead 

 of us. Moreover, now is a good time 

 try plan carefully for next year. 



Just take a look around your grounds 

 and see if there is not a .spot that could 

 Ix,' improved by the addition of an ever- 

 green tree or two or a few clumps of 

 shrubbery. Now is the time to plant 

 these if the ground is not too dry. There 

 are many varieties of spruces, pines, 

 hemlocks, and shrubs that can be used 

 for teautifying the home grounds, and 

 that are available at prices within the 

 reach of any one. fiet a few calalogufs 

 — they are full of fine illustrations and 

 good suggestions — and look into the 

 Iree business. You will never regret the 

 lime and money spent, for nothing else 

 will give your home as permanent or 

 cumulative an improvement as will a 

 judicious planting of trees. 



In the flower garden there is much 

 that will need attention. The rainfall 



up until you are sure that the ground is 

 thoroughly saturated. The "little and 

 often" system of watering- is a delusion 

 and a snare and should not be tolerated. 

 ,\ thorough watering will last for some 

 time and thus allows one more oppor- 

 tunity to attend to other duties. 



PLAN FOR HARMONY 



Then again there may be some in- 

 harmonious combinations that can be 

 remedied. Attend to these while the new 

 ideas that you have picked up else- 

 where are still in your memory. Get 

 them down on paper. Make a complete 

 and harmonious plan. To follow this 

 plan, you may have to move some of 

 the occupants of the border, but the 

 shift will do them good. Many of the 

 clumps can each be separated into three 

 or four. This will not only give you 

 more flowers next spring, but tetter 

 ones, for nothing is more conducive to 

 poor quality than overcrowding. 



New varieties of perennials for next 

 year are to be thought of too. You can 

 easily grow your own, especially if you 

 have a cold frame. By so doing you 

 can have a few hundreds of them just as 

 well as a few dozen, which isn't the case 

 if you purchase them from the florist in 

 the spring. 



PANSIES EASILY GROWN 



.\mong the many plants that can be 

 rai.sed in this way, few give a greater 

 display of bloom and beauty than do the 

 pansies. They are easily wintered with 

 slight protection. The best plan is to 

 start them in a cold frame. The .seed 

 should be sown before August 15th — 

 the sooner the better. Make the soil as 

 fine and mellow as you can, and if dry. 

 give it a good soaking the day lx;fore 



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A View in the Garden of Mr. D. C. Campbell, Barrie, Ont. A Description of 

 thi* Garden was Published in the July Issue of The Canadian Horticulturist 



