46 LAWNS 



ROLLING OLD LAWNS 



Nothing conduces more to the maintenance 

 of perfect condition in the lawn than persistent 

 and early rolling each year; not that rolling 

 should be omitted any time during the season, 

 but it is especially necessary in the early 

 spring. Just as soon as the ground becomes 

 workable and the grass starts into growth 

 the whole surface should be thoroughly 

 rolled again and again to effectively over- 

 come the loosening effects of the freezing and 

 thawing of winter. 



The heavier the land, as a rule, the more 

 necessary does rolling become. Everyone 

 is familiar with the manner in which the plants 

 in the herbaceous border are heaved out of 

 the ground by the alternate thawing and 

 freezing of winter. It is also one of the most 

 potent sources of trouble in the strawberry 

 patch, and is one of the strongest arguments 

 advanced against fall planting. The same 

 thing happens to the grass plants, the opening 

 of heavy soils is persistent and continuous, 

 and will play havoc even with a well made 

 lawn unless persistent steps be taken each 

 spring to counteract it. 



