WHEN, WHERE AND HOW TO PLANT 5 



from encroachment of the tree root by sinking 

 a four-and-one-half-inch brick wall below the 

 bottom of the bed and building up to near the 

 surface. But this is troublesome and expen- 

 sive. A fence of hemlock plank will do well 

 for some years, but the roots will eventually 

 find their way through. 



It is not to be inferred that roses will grow 

 only under these ideal conditions. Reason- 

 ably good plants and blooms can be attained 

 in much less favorable situations. Many 

 village gardens containing only a few feet of 

 ground, and shaded for at least half of the 

 day, yield flowers that are a delight to the 

 growers and their friends; but happy is he 

 who has the opportunity of selecting the best 

 place for a rose garden and does it. 



THE SOIL AND WHEN TO PREPARE IT 



The best soil is a deep loam. Well-drained 

 ground is essential and the site should never 

 before have been used for roses, unless fresh 

 earth is substituted for the old. 



Roses abhor wet feet, and if the soiLis^wet 

 it must be thoroughly drained. This can 

 usually be accomplished by digging out the 

 bed to a depth of three feet and filling in one 



