AROUND THE YEAR IN THE 

 GARDEN 



January : First Week 



MAKE YOUR PLANS NOW FOR SPRING AND 

 SUMMER WORK 



With the beginning of the New Year thoughts turn to the 

 coming season's work in the garden. No matter how large 

 or how small your plot, no matter whether you raise veg- 

 etables or flowers or fruit, the advantages to be gained by 

 systematic management are manifold. The first thing to do 

 is to get a definite idea of the amount of ground at your dis- 

 posal. The second is to make up a budget; in all probability 

 you can figure up pretty accurately how much you will 

 want to spend during the year for seeds, fertilizers, new 

 plants, shrubs, tools, and so forth. 



A small plan of your grounds, drawn to scale, will enable 

 you to calculate quickly the amount of space that can be 

 devoted to any particular purpose. Such a plan will also 

 make it possible to arrange the work of beautifying your 

 grounds and home for several years ahead. 



The actual work of making the plan is a simple matter. 

 Half an hour's work with a tape measure will enable you 

 to get all the dimensions you need. The plan drawn to 

 scale from them may be as simple or as elaborate as you care 

 to make it. A good method is to draw the permanent fea- 

 tures, such as the boundary lines, drives, walks, buildings 

 and large trees, in ink, and the things that you may possibly 

 care to shift round, such as the vegetable garden, the flower 

 beds, bulb borders and small shrubs, with hard pencil. 

 Proposed additions and improvements, such as a hedge 



