188 MAKING OF A FLOWER GARDEN 



open ground in April and be in bloom by the first of 

 May. 



The plants which are left in the open beds should 

 be protected at the approach of cold weather by hav- 

 ing sash, boards or canvas placed over the beds — 

 anything which will shed water — ^and being lightly 

 banked with leaves. Evergreen boughs, when avail- 

 able, make the very best of covering. 



In growing the hardy grasses it is quite important 

 that they should be started in spring and wintered 

 over in a coldframe and set into permanent places 

 in the following spring. Treated in this way, one will 

 soon come into possession of a valuable stock of these 

 stately plants at a very nominal cost. 



Most hardy perennials and shrubs which bloom in 

 the spring may be moved in the fall with marked 

 benefit, providing the work is done early enough to 

 allow the roots to become established before cold 

 weather. Deciduous shrubs should not be lifted be- 

 fore the leaves have fallen or begun to fall, but after 

 that time the work should progress as rapidly as 

 possible. Spring blooming plants which have an 

 evergreen crown of leaves may be lifted any time 

 after they have completed their season's growth, but 

 such plants as the Japanese anemone should not be 

 disturbed at this season. These and the chrysanthe- 

 mums, golden glow, tritomas and other late bloomers 

 are better divided and moved in the spring. 



