Fall Planting 
The question is often asked, Which is the better time to plant, fall or 
spring? The answer depends upon what is to be planted and when the 
question is asked. If it is asked in the summer or fall, then fall is 
undoubtedly the better time to plant all trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants 
of unquestioned hardiness, and then the fall is a time of comparative leisure 
in gardening operations and the weather is more favorable and the soil is 
usually in better condition and pleasanter to work in than it is in our springs, 
wet and cold as they are nine years out of ten. It must be remembered, 
however, if the best results are wanted with hardy herbaceous plants, they 
should be planted early enough in the fall for them to become established 
before freezing weather sets in, otherwise they are apt to be thrown out of the 
ground by frost- in winter-time. This can be prevented by a mulching of 
stable manure, and the mulching is a benefit in any event. As far as possible 
I would advise the planting of hardy plants in September or early in October, 
but of course many of them are not in condition to transplant until the fifteenth 
of October. Hardy Roses, Peonies, Iris and many other hardy plants give 
best results when planted in the fall. Trees and shrubs may be planted from 
the fifteenth of October until the ground freezes. Magnolias, Rhododen¬ 
drons, Azaleas and many other things should be planted in the spring, so as 
to have a season’s growth before having to endure a winter’s severity ; but 
when anything is ordered that should not be planted until spring, I always 
advise my customers of it. 
WILKINSON 
Landscape Architect 
TELEPHONES 
Horticultural Buyer’s Agent 
1078 Court (Office) 
Colfax Station (Experimental Grounds) 
CARNEGIE BUILDING 
PITTSBURG, PA 
