THE HOME GARDEN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22094, 27 April 1935, Page 8 (Supplement)

THE HOME GARDEN

THE FLOWER GARDEN

Complete planting of bulbs. This is a good time to plant the hardy liliums. Pot up a few auratum, longiflorum and regale for early flowering under glass.

Plant oat annuals for spring display: stocks (Tenweek and Beauty), nemesia, calendula and pansies. Prepare and plant out herbaceous borders. Dig the ground deeply and well manure for the best results.

Roses may be planted from now on, but prepare the beds well. Polyantha roses make good edgings for permanent rose beds.

Plant evergreen and ornamental shrubs. Deciduous trees and shrubs may be left till later. Cut down dahlias damaged by frost. When well ripened, dry and store away for the winter. Border chrysanthemums do not keep well through the winter on ill-drained land. Lift and heel <n a warm border or place in boxes of soil. Spanish and English iris may still be planted. Plant six inches apart and three inches deep. Renovate moss-grown and weed-infested lawns. This is a good time to apply worm-killer solutions. Collect fallen leaves for leaf mould.

PROGRAMME OE WORK

THE VEGETABLE GARDEN

In warm localities an early sowing of peas may bo made, choosing a sheltered position. Plant out cabbage and cauliflower for spring supplies. Cut down asparagus when ripened and before the seed falls on the beds. Clean the beds of weeds and apply a dressing of rotted manure. Hoe and clean between rows of cabbage and cauliflower. Remove all decaying leaves for the compost pit. Tie up endive for blanching. Plant shallots and potato onions, tree onions and strawberries. Make fresh plantations of horse radiish. Lift kumaras and late crops of potatoes. Clear and dig over the ground. This is a good timo to apply lime to the garden to be washed in by the winter rains. Citrus trees transplant better this month than In the cold, wet weather of winter. Prepare ground for the planting of fruit trees, raspberries and loganberries. If these latter are not already pruned, the work should be taken in hand at once.

Rhubarb may now be planted. Lift roots of seakale for forcing.