GARDEM NOTE 



O not leave anything to be done next Spring that may be done 

 this Fall. 



Shrubs and Evergreens should be planted as solid as a rock. 



In planting Evergreens it is not sufficient to see that they 

 are properly planted ; it is of just as much importance to see that 

 they receive a regular watering every few days until the rainy season. 



Shrubs know no courtesy and have no sense of honor, they do not hesi- 

 tate to rob their neighbors of their food and drink ; for this reason they should 

 be planted well apart. 



You cannot expect success with shrubs or evergreens if they are crowded 

 together or permitted to interlace. 



In planting a shrubbery, avoid placing all the tallest specimens at the 

 rear of the shrubbery, working them down step by step, toward the front ; to 

 me this always suggests a flight of stairs. 



Do not be afraid of giving some of the more important ones (as to size) 

 a place nearer the front — well in front. Try it ; you will be surprised to find 

 that your shrubbery will have the appearance cf being increased in size, and 

 what is more, it certainly will have more charm. 



Forsythia suspensa is an ideal shrub for labyrinth planting. 



Never prune your evergreen trees unless it be to control their form or size. 



When the center of a shrub seems crowded, have the thick, exhausted 

 shoots cut out right down to the ground. 



Have all the holes dug and made ready this Fall for the deciduous trees 

 you plan to plant next Spring. The work of getting them into the ground 

 quickly is so important, with the holes ready to receive them, with the soil 

 heaped up beside each hole, you realize how speedily the work can be done. 



When it is possible, have the new evergreens brought where their place 

 in the garden is to be, and held in position so you may judge of their effect. 



To induce the deep rooting of shrubs spread a layer of rotted stable ma- 

 nure at the bottom of each hole and cover with earth. 



Lime the soil this Fall in which established shrubs are growing ; work it 

 into the surface. 



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