A YEAR'S GARDENING 



Flower Garden. — Lift and re-plant Rose trees which have been 

 estabhshed for some years; they are often much benefited by the 

 process. 



OCTOBER 28 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Prepare the frames for protection 

 against sudden frost, such as often occurs in the early days of 

 November. Make a bank of cinder-ash round the outside of the 

 frames and have some mats in readiness to cover the lights. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Pick all the out-door Tomatoes 

 which have not yet been gathered and put them in a sunny place in 

 the greenhouse to ripen. 



Flower Garden. — Attend to those borders which you have de- 

 cided need not be dug up and give them a mulching of weU-decayed 

 manure. 



OCTOBER 29 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Look to the cuttings in the frames — 

 Ageratums, Petunias, Verbenas, Calceolarias, Cinerarias, etc. 

 Keep them from frost and damp but do not force them forward. 

 Ventilate freely, water sparingly. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Look to the Sea-kale, removing all 

 dead leaves and giving the roots a light covering of ashes. 



Flower Garden, — Look to see if you have omitted to lift any 

 bulbs which ought to be stored during the winter, and take them 

 up to-day. 



OCTOBER 30 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Look to the pot plants stored in the 

 frames, such as Lilies of the Valley, Violets, Pansies, Polyanthuses, 

 Auriculas, etc., which are to be brought on for winter and early 

 spring flowering, and keep their growth in check until transferred 

 to the greenhouse. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Devote to-day to hoeing and weed- 

 ing among the standing crops. 



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