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Flowers
mean much
to women
gRIGHTNESS in the
** garden and useful
flowers for indoor decora
tion play a large part in
a woman's life.
This is perhaps why so many
women are keen gardeners.
Others, if not the actual
gardener of the family, direct
the work.
But most women are soft
hearted and tend to leave
flowers in the garden too long
after they have passed their
peak. They even allow them to
get really shabby before pulling
them up.
Must plant early
Many gardens still have
shabby annuals fit only for the
rubbish heap. So pull them out
and prepare the ground for the
next crop.
It is essential to plant winter
flowers early in order to give
them time to make most of
their growth before the cold
weather sets in. Then they will
flower in winter, whereas when
planted later they do prac
tically nothing until spring.
Early planting is not just a
fad. It is a necessity if a good
winter and spring display is to
be obtained.
Antirrhinums, pansies, wall
flowers, violas, and lobelias are
all slow growing. . They must
be planted by the second week
in April if they are to flower
in winter. ?
Even faster-growing annuals,
such as calendulas, stocks,
linaria, lupins, and nemesia, do
better when put in early.
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