Milford chronicle., 1921-11-18
THE GARDEN CORNER
Conducted by F. F. Rockwell
Author of around the Year in the
Garden" "The Gardeners
Pocket Manual"
ETC., etc.
PLANT NOW INSTEAD OF
WAITING FOR SPRING

There are many plants which may
he set out to better advantage in the
fall than in the spring. Any time al
fer the first fall frosts, when growth
above ground comes to standstlll,
will do for transplanting.
This is especially true OF ornamen-
tai shrubs and hardy flowers for the
garden. All sorts of hardy peren-
malls" such as make up the old 1ash-
iOned hardy bOrder'-which is now
new-fashioned again!-may be set out
from now on until the ground begins
to freeze. Shrubs, and most decldlous
trees. can be planted as long as the
ground is not frozen and "lumpy
when the planting is being done. The
cold will not hurt the plants; 1t is a
matter of having plenty OF hnely pul-
verified. mellow soil 70 pack in tlghI
around the newly set roots.
Gain a Year On Many Things
There are many advantages IN
nlanting in the fall instead OF wait
ing for spring. a+ 70
The advantage appealing most 10
the amateur, perhaps, is the tllne
Gained. On many early-fowerlng
things, this amounts to whole sea-
son! g. 4,,o
You know how you waited for the
first flower on a newly set-out planC
or shrub. 1t may be but tew DIos-
SONS. but we waited and waited more
eagerly for that than for the wealth
of bloom on something we ALREADY
have. Very early Towering things,
h6NnlnAn
and the Judas tree; and such naTuy
Dlasts as moss pink, (PhloX suDulaIa(
and candy tuft, and Bleeding-nearI'
if planted now, will give some bloom
almost before the snow is gone next
spring! ,,o,,+s
Another big advantage Of fall plants
is that YOU have more time TO 40 1t
now than you will next April or May
with most of us there's a stack
time" between the first frosts, and the
setting in of winter, when work OF
tbis kind can be done more conVenl-
emily than at any other time oI Cn9
wear. Root-growth cvontinues uhCl
long after freezing weather. 80,
Fortunately, this just fits IN WIN
Natures scheme of things. For When
Growth above ground stops in the tal'
the roots of most shrubs anu haruy
plants still remain active. Inc re-
sult is that plants set out now wiz
"take hold" in their new poslClOns'
and continue to make root grown uH-
I'll long after the surface OF Ihe
ground is frozen.
The result is, that next sprlnS
plants which have been set out TINS
fall. will start in growing Win the
very first sign of warm weather. NoC
onIv will they bloom, where sprlng-
set plants might not, but they VIII
make a vigorous growth early IN the
soaeon. and be in much better shape
to withstand the hot dry Weather oI
midsummer than are plants SET out
in spring.
Visit Your Local Nursery and
Set Out Some Plants This Fall
Tn short. if you are thinking ot
making YOUR place more attractive
md home-like by setting out hardy
flowers or shrubs, there is everything
10 gain and nothing to lose by dolhS
il now instead of waiting until NcXt
spring. ,.> = g
"A PHEASANT NetJ ~ -
IN take a drive, some sunny after
noon, to your near9s- nursery anu
get dependable advice about me
things which will do well IN your
LEGALITY. You can spend Il pleasaA!
ard profitable afternoon.
Should there be no Nursery IN your
vicinity, you probably have number
of "falI" catalogues from which you
can order; or your local nursery
salesman will be glad to give you the
benefit of his experience in making
YOUR selections.
The important thing is, to take up
now the matter of plants and plant
ing to make your home more beautl-
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