PART V 

 Round the Year in the Rose Garden 



CHAPTER XXXII 



January 



Planting may still be carried out in January if the 

 weather is mild, and even if the land is not fit to plant, 

 it is best to lose no time in procuring the necessary 

 plants. Just bury the roots in soil until the land is in a 

 nice, friable state for planting. Old roses and Teas and 

 Hybrid Teas planted in October and November should 

 be protected by fine soil drawn close round the base of 

 the plants, if this has not already been done. Manure 

 may still be applied to the beds of established roses, but 

 it is advisable to fork it lightly beneath the surface soil 

 at once. Vacant land may be trenched now, ready for 

 planting in March, or if not trenched, then dug deeply 

 and left as rough as possible. The surface soil among all 

 newly planted roses should be left rough by forking up 

 the bed immediately after planting. If frost threatens, 

 some bracken fern should be thrust among the branches 

 of Teas and Hybrid Tea roses, but it ought to be removed 

 during mild intervals. 



Sometimes roses planted in autumn are so loosened 



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