A YEARS GARDENING 



FEBRUARY lo 



Greenhouse and Frames.— Remove any bulbs which have flowered 

 to take their rest in a cold frame. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden.— li it is desired to make a new 

 Strawberry bed, do it now. 



Flower Garden. — Look to the lawn and repair any bare patches 

 by means of turf or seed. 



FEBRUARY ii 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Sow half-hardy annuals either in the 

 house or a frame. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Sow Broad Beans for early crops, 

 choosing the driest and warmest situation. 



Flower Garden. — Prune the hardier kind of Roses, 



FEBRUARY 12 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Continue the sowing of half-hardy 

 annuals. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Sow Early Peas for succession. 



Flower Garden. — Give a plentiful top-dressing to Roses and plant 

 hardier kinds, if this has not already been done. 



FEBRUARY 13 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Sow Nicotiana af&nis. Verbena, Petunia 

 and Lobelia, bearing in mind that a temperature of 65° to 70° is 

 required for them. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Look over Peas already coming up, 

 and if in bad condition dig them in and sow again. Stick those that 

 are doing well for further protection. 



Flower Garden. — Look to evergreen and deciduous shrubs, cut- 

 ting away any dead twigs or branches with a sharp knife. If it be 

 necessary to use a saw, smooth down the cut afterwards with the 

 knife. 



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