AUTUMN WORK IN GARDEN 



no tall, outstraying shoots are in such a position as to 

 be tossed about by the wind, as in this way the plant 

 is apt to lose its firm hold on the soil. Even in cases 

 where spring pruning is desirable, it is necessary to 

 take off those unruly members likely to cause harm 

 to their owners. 



Besides being a time of general supervision in a 

 garden, the autumn is also the day to clean up, 

 make things tidy, and at length to cover it all 

 warmly. 



The borders of beds and the edges of hardy borders 

 should be straightened, widened, or adjusted to suit 

 the taste in the late season. In fact, after the grass has 

 stopped growing, edges that have been improved remain 

 in this condition and gradually harden until the warmth 

 of the following spring coaxes the frost out of the ground. 

 Ground that is freshly broken in the autumn for either 

 new beds or borders, and soil that is properly cleansed 

 and fertilized, will settle well during the winter and 

 be in complete readiness the following spring to receive 

 new plants or the sowing of annual seeds. 



I have known several excellent gardeners who make 

 their sweet pea beds in the autumn and sow the 

 seeds then, thinking that by this method they would 

 secure the flowers earlier for the oncoming season. 

 Sometimes the plan is successful, although in gardens 

 rendered cold by the nearness of the sea, I have known 

 many cases of failure, owing to its pursuance. The 

 middle of March, when the season is favorable, seems 

 to be a safe time to plant these seeds, and one which 

 assures their bloom by the last of June, or slightly after 



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