22 LANDSCAPE GARDEN SERIES 



WHEN TO PLANT EVERGREENS 



Spring is the best time to plant evergreens, although in parts of the 

 country fall planting has been found to be successful and desirable. 

 Spring planting can be done in late March, if the ground is open, or 

 in' April or May. The best time to plant is just as the buds are be- 

 ginning to swell and before active growth has started. Late May or 

 early June is the time when most evergreens begin their new growth and 

 if this has started, the planting should be postponed until August or 

 September, when the new growth will have become sufficiently hard- 

 ened. Stock planted after the growth has started requires shading and 

 frequent spraying or failure will result. 



Fall planting is most successful where there is not apt to be 

 droughts in October and November. Fall planting should be done 

 early in the autumn, generally in August and September, when the 

 ground is still warm, so that the plants can become well established 

 before freezing weather begins. 



How TO PLANT EVERGREENS 



Evergreens like a good loamy soil in most cases. Heavy binding 

 clays and light sandy soils should be removed from the planting bed if 

 a good loam is available to use instead. Poor soil can be improved 

 with a liberal mixture of well rotted cow manure. When the soil is 

 good, it is better not to mix manure with it. 



The excavation for planting should be a foot deeper than the root 

 ball and at least three or four times as large. The soil thrown back 

 into the planting bed to bring it up to a level for planting should be 

 well firmed. Water poured in at this time will help settle the soil and 

 provide moisture that will last some little time. Planting depth is 

 determined by the soil mark on the tree, which shows how deep the 

 tree was planted in the nursery. Enough soil should be placed under 

 the earth ball to allow the top of it to be slightly below the ground 

 level. After this is done the soil can be filled in around the ball and 

 be well packed or firmed. Shaping of the soil into a shallow basin 

 around the tree will enable rain to accumulate there and soak into the 

 ground. Spraying the tops every evening after planting until the new 

 growth appears will be of benefit to the plant when the weather is hot 

 and dry. A mulch of well rotted manure will conserve the moisture in 

 the soil and help to keep it from becoming hard. 



How TO PLANT HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS 



Where trie roots are loose and fibrous, the hole to receive the 

 plant should be dug wide enough and flat enough at the bottonv to 

 allow the roots to spread out naturally. A pointed narrow hole is 



