IV 

 LOCATION AND PREPARATION 



EVEKY one cannot have an ideal location for 

 roses, yet given enough sunlight it is astonishing 

 what fine results may be obtained in a small bed 

 bordering on a path or road should no lawn space be 

 available. Too much shade will not give good re- 

 sults and the roots of trees are very detrimental to 

 rose growth. Unless the trees overhang the beds, 

 if you believe your plants will get direct sunlight at 

 least half the day there being no other place avail- 

 able the chances are that your bed will succeed, 

 but you must protect the rose roots from the roots 

 of the trees. As a general rule a tree sends out roots 

 in a circumference the radius of which equals its 

 height, but the roots near the outer edge of the 

 circumference are small and can be cut without 

 injury to the tree; nevertheless where tree roots 

 once grew they will come back again, and it is im- 

 perative that the roses be protected from them. The 

 simplest and cheapest way is to line the outside of 

 your rose bed with boards, but as these rot it is only 

 a question of time before the tree roots will again 



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