The Complete Garden

A landscape architect's working manual of 1921: not how to grow a plant but where to put it — the plant lists, the groupings, the seasons of bloom, and the reasons behind a designed garden.

Planting and Transplanting

9 pages in this part of The Complete Garden.

Planting and Transplanting

REASONS FOR TRANSPLANTING. Transplanting, in its general definition, is the operation of taking a plant up from the soil and planting it…

Planting and Transplanting (Generally considered dormant)

generally considered dormant when the flow of sap has ceased in the top, at which time the season's growth is completed, and when the wood…

Planting and Transplanting: Stock

TRANSPLANTING NURSERY STOCK. It is essential that the purchaser of nursery stock should request that such material be lifted and packed…

Planting and Transplanting: Soil

SEASON OF YEAR FOR TRANSPLANTING. Planting seasons in different localities are influenced by many factors. Soil conditions and climatic…

Planting and Transplanting: Transplanted

PRUNING TRANSPLANTED STOCK. Suggestions with reference to pruning are covered more fully in the chapter on "Pruning." One of the…

Planting and Transplanting: Trees

FERTILIZING NEWLY TRANSPLANTED TREES. In transplanting trees there is great danger that they may be over-fertilized. A tree which has just…

Planting and Transplanting (Harrow or cultivator can pass)

harrow or cultivator can pass, the maintenance work becomes a question of hand work instead of team work. TRANSPLANTING SHRUBS EFFICIENTLY…

Planting and Transplanting: Evergreens

TRANSPLANTING EVERGREENS. Evergreens should not be transplanted to a "cold" soil, but rather into a soil that is sufficiently warm to…

Planting and Transplanting: Rhododendrons

Rhododendrons should never be planted in a location where the soil around the roots will dry out. They should be sheltered from the morning…

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