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ESTABLISHING THE NEW GARDEN 



HAVING settled the question of entering the 

 realm of gardening with all its high adventure 

 and sure returns on investment, the next thing 

 is when to begin. Any time is the time. March, 

 perhaps, with most astonishing weather for that 

 most uncertain month ; country roads blocked and 

 big drifts piled to the eaves of the barn ; with the 

 wind sweeping over the gardens buried deep ; and 

 the snow still coming down. Midwinter weather 

 in March may mean that spring is well on its 

 way. We may be sowing garden seeds soon. It 

 is time anyhow to be making our plans. So let 

 us be at it and at least decide on a place for our 

 garden. 



The location is most important. Choose a per- 

 manent place, if possible. It is unfortunate to 

 be obliged to move the garden. No penny-wise 

 advantages of moving a garden once established 

 can outweigh the disadvantages. Changing a 

 garden may, in some ways, be good for crops; 

 but it is not so good for the gardener. It some- 

 how blurs the memories. Choose the location for 

 life, if possible. Keep it, if you can manage, 



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