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ith the 
March 
HOUGH this be a month of fickle 
winds, now for the Lion and now 
for the Lamb, old Sol begins to take pity 
on shivering things, and though it may 
not seem to be so, nevertheless the rays of 
the sun are warmer, and will be beginning 
to awaken Spring to the busy season 
before her. Therefore you must make 
friends now with the Wind, which is to be 
one of your garden’s summer companions. 
Go into your garden and discover for 
yourself if at north, east, south or 
west you should have planted screen¬ 
ing trees or hedges or shrubs for 
protection last year and plan for next 
season’s wind-breaks. Remember, too, 
fine weather in March and April will 
almost invariably bring a cold May. 
Then there are many things that come 
March should bring Winter’s good-bye and 
Spring’s first greeting as when the Crocus 
peeps up through the snow 
within the month’s province, among 
them these: 
March Preparations 
T AKE a look around the lawn and see 
what repairs it will be needing, and 
get out your lawn tools for a thorough 
overhauling, so you may plan for others 
you may wish to order. 
If you have mulched your lawn the 
autumn before, remove this mulch the 
first day the frost leaves the ground 
otherwise the roots under it will take an 
unnatural start, which will receive a 
severe setback by later frosts. 
Examine your porch vines and tie 
them up with new fastenings where 
needed. 
Look over your garden paths and 
walks and plan their betterment. Flag¬ 
stone and flat stepping-stones can be 
employed usefully for these. 
You may prune your Hydrangeas, Dog¬ 
wood and Elders now, and if you have 
forgotten to prune your grape-vines it is 
better to do it now than not at all. Hy¬ 
brid perpetual Roses may be pruned 
back to one or two feet as soon as frost 
leaves the ground. 
Nitrate of soda as well as common salt 
will help the growth of your rhubarb and 
asparagus if put on the beds in March. 
By March 15th it will be well to un¬ 
cover your bulb beds and also your hardy 
borders. 
Put boxes and barrels around your 
Rhubarb plants after the snow has gone, 
and put manure over them. At night 
they should have a top covering. 
Sow inside under cover bachelor but¬ 
tons, calendula, Drummond Phlox, French 
Marigolds, double Petunias, Lantana, Can- 
nas, Coleas, Heliotrope (for budding out), 
Ostrich Plume Chrysanthemums and Chau- 
baud Carnations (for October and later 
flowering), Ardisia (for bloom next spring, 
and berry fruit the Christmas after), 
Dahlias (to flower this season), among 
other flowers. 
Orchard trees may be transplanted 
as soon as the ground will work up to a 
fine and mellow soil. They should never 
be put into a sticky mortar-like soil. 
Deciduous trees and shrubs may now be 
set out. 
Magnolias of all varieties, hybrid 
Rhododendrons and Mountain Laurel 
should be set out only in the spring, and 
then as soon as the ground may be 
worked. 
Remember that all your spraying 
should be finished by the middle of April. 
Lily-of-the-Valley pips should be 
started right away, in time for Easter 
bloom. Your Snowdrops, Scillas, Crocus, 
Hepaticas, Magnolias and English daisies 
should be blooming this month. Bring 
forth the rest of your bulbs from the cellar. 
The Lily-of-the-Valley is one of the love¬ 
liest flowers for Easter 
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