Practical Flower Gardening

A trained horticulturist’s working handbook: what to plant, how to prepare the ground, and how to keep a flower garden going through the year without pretending it is effortless.

General Garden Advice

5 pages in this part of Practical Flower Gardening.

General Garden Advice (Roots to ramify and send their)

the roots to ramify and send their rootlets over a wider The moisture supply is conserved, the soil being loose and open becomes better…

General Garden Advice (Sheep manure applied lightly)

sheep manure applied lightly over the beds once a month or so during the growing season may be used advantageously. Light doses may be…

General Garden Advice (Upon by various chemicals)

upon by various chemicals and is deposited at night on the surface of the ground. These so-called castings of earth worms are rich in…

General Garden Advice (To combat root aphids dig)

To combat root aphids dig a little tobacco dust in the soil around the plants.

General Garden Advice (Rotted manure afterward)

rotted manure, afterward filling in the bed with compost to which is added a little leaf mold. A plentiful supply of compost and leaf mold…

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