These are the days when the gardens are quick for a nap when the gentle wind is brisk when we are pleased with our home . The gardener has religious belief in the rhythm of the time of year , in the succession of seedtime and harvest home .
The North
Moreshade treesare hard injured and killed by sunscald than any other one factor and yet this is well prevent by loosely wrap the body with burlap from the land up into the branches as soon as the tree is planted . Oaks and maples are particularly susceptible to this injury .
Acold pitis but a coldframe grind 3 or 4 feet bass . It is ordinarily delineate , if not with concrete , with a putrefaction - resistant wood such as cypress or redwood . Set your coldframe on top of this and cover it with sash and boards during the wintertime . It is an excellent space to winter boxwood , torchlilies , and other half - hardy perennials . It is an excellent warehousing for the bulbs that have been potted for winter efflorescence .
Thepropagation of plantsis a fascinating topic . A little boxwood 6 or 8 column inch deep filled with 3 in of sand or sand and peat moss and covered with glass may be used to rootcuttings of mansion plantsor of perennials that have been potted and started into new growth . The whole kinsfolk will get a lot of merriment and pleasure from this miniature nursery .
Should shrubs be prunedat the metre of planting ? Most people would say yes , but in any good soil shrubs which are bushy , well developed , and perfectly stalwart do not need to be ignore back . This is straight of the Viburnum , the privet , the lilacs , the Banksia integrifolia , and many others . On the other hand , straggly , few - branched shrubs , such as the Aronia , and those that often die back during the first winter , such as weigela , Tamarix , and similar ones , are benefited by deliver 2/3 or 3/4 of the top polish off .
Evergreens . A few choice evergreens add good luck charm to a garden . Three low - growing varieties that may be used in therock garden , recurrent borders , around the pool , or in foundation plantings are Mugho Pine , Pfitzer Juniper , and Japanese Yew .
Winter Protection . Do n’t be in a haste to get over up for winter . Wait until the ground is icy .
Perennials . Trim off tall plant life of the recurrent borderline and put them down for winter coating . lead bushed stalk of average or low-down - height plants to catch protecting snow . Because many of the paeony are disorder with bud blight , it is unwise to apply peony tops to mulch peonies , as this is one of the easiest ways to have a bun in the oven over the disease from one class to another . Sanitation is the best way to uproot this disease .
Lawn . Do not make clean leaves off the lawn unless they are too loggerheaded . Let them lie for protection and for mulch . Put on the compost lot folio that have to be cleaned up ; never burn them .
Window Box . Have your nurseryman make an outside winter windowpane box of small evergreens . Some of the most beautiful evergreens for this purpose are rather expensive , but with care , they can be planted in the garden in the spring . Some of them are the various low - grow Genista raetam . For a irregular and bum but beautiful effect , seedling spruces , arborvitae , and Douglas - fir may be used . Be sure to realize that the evergreens in the windowpane boxes are giving off moisture thru - out the entire winter , and if their roots are ironic they are sure to perish when outpouring arrives if they live that long .
Delphinium . Scatter ember ashes over delphinium crowns to protect them from slug .
Rhododendrons . Pile oak tree leave several inches gamy around the base of rhododendrons and other broadleaf evergreens .
water system evergreensbefore ground freeze .
The West Coast
Crapemyrtlemay be implant in southerly California and the warmer regions of central California . Along the coast the fog produce mildew .
fall leaf and garden refuseshould be saved for the compost cumulus . Such material will soon decay .
Poinsettiasshould be fertilized with a complete plant nutrient , for they are heavy feeders .
Chrysanthemumsshould be trimmed back but bequeath in the footing until spring for the newfangled crop of cutting .
Thesnowflake(Leucojum vernum)is preferable to the wood anemone in California .
Thebulbbeds should be embed withPrimula malacoides , which will ego sow , and seed with bury - me - nots .
Trees and shrubs , both deciduous and evergreen , may be transplanted now . They benefit by the early root development assure by other planting .
Planting . cover to sow in seeds of annuals and vegetables , and ready out plants and bulbs .
Bulbs . Tuber of dismal African - lily(Agapanthus umbellatus)can be planted anytime from now to March . Amaryllis and Tigridia bulbs can go in anytime now . Give bed of Dutch bulbs another careful hoeing to keep down weeds .
Prunerosesanytime between now and February . This is the best month in the Pacific Northwest toplant roses .
Evergreens . fearless broadleaf and acerate leaf evergreen plant are transplanted this calendar month and next .
The South
Poinsettiasare at their best in fourth dimension for Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations .
Sweet Peas , according to the Creoles of New Orleans , should be planted on November 1 . One method of planting Sweet Peas is to dig a trench , covering the seeds with only a few inch of soil at first , and filling it gradually as the plants grow . The more modern way of life is to prepare your Sweet Pea bed to a astuteness of 3 or 4 infantry and put in honest soil and manure . A bed such as this will last a number of years . Unless deeply rooted , the plants can not stick out hot atmospheric condition in May .
Transplantazaleasfrom the metre the peak bud are set until they are in bloom . Give established azaleas a crepuscle coating of leafmold or peat moss .
Hedgesto be embed in Florida now are the box , laurel , privet , Australian - true pine ( Casuarina ) . Bamboo , camphor , and yaupon ; all make brilliant hedging . Then for cozy - flowering hedgerow , there are the poinsettias , Abelia , crape - myrtle , Nerium oleander , Buddleia , hydrangea , lantana , Hibiscus , Plumbago , azalea , and turkscap ( Malvaviscus ) .
