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MUST HARD DRAPPED [AN ACORA HORDLAGT

KITCHEN GARDEN

AS THIS TO THO THE HORBACOOLS

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

WHICH MUST BLE DOT LEAST THAT

WERE WIDE

HERS

LAWN

FRAME

GRAVEL AREWING, RA THE PAZNI-

Plan for the new garden is submitted, modified by the expert-and ...

Mr. Brown pegs out

FOUND BROWN sift- really ne masses of colour. It only ing builder's

means a slightly smailer lawn. rubble "That group of shrubs on the N.E. corner of the lawn will look rather

when I paid my second visit.

Thought some of this coarse stuff would do for the founda tions of the paths" was his first remark.

leointed, don't you think? Why not Hink it with a shrub border julling out along the S.E. fence?

the

"It is true it will break straightness of that path, but that is desirable, as it will prevent a view of the kitchen garden, rarely picturesque spot. Besides, such a "Excellent!" I said, "and the finer path will

creale surprises as onu material, containing lime, will help to turns the corners-un excellent prin- break down the heavy soil."

The plot now revealed a much Siple to introduce, with moderation, more hopeful picture than it did last into a design.".

week-the grass cut, large weeds That was hér idea ... extracted, all faithfully burned, as directed.

As I viewed the site Brown fumbled with a piece of paper, and 1 could see he was eager to discuss the plan.

By could see that PROWN nodded approval, but

anxious to say something.

he was

atidiris

the

"I hope you will not suggest an alternative to the curved rose-screen This is something like my ideal and border skirting the nurth side of

the remainder of the path, garden," he said. "Of course, hesitatingly. "That's the wife's idea." wife had something to do with it.

"And good one, too," I said. She is also keen on a part of the could see it would reliere garden being set apart for the kid rectangular shape of the plot.

The path behind led to a rose "That gives me an idea. Brown, arch over an entrance to the lawn, Under that oak tree is an ideal spot and to a service pati giving access for children's playground and to the children's garden and shelter, garden; u swing attached to a strong which had now been agreed upon, a branch, a seat, sandpil,, and a few flower beds in the sun completes that arden frame, tool shed, and com-

post pit.

section,"

This is the plan.

felthers of

JUNKER

FANDI MANG SAY

LOORS AS IN TRGAN IS PUNE ATT OF

DIGGING TASC DONE

MYUCING TRY

THE FLOT

Garden Basket and Rake

HERE in garden basket fitted

with trowel, fork and twig eutters. Handle is shaped to hang easily on your arm.

On the right, a fan-shaped wire rake-in, an a long handic, for gathering cul grass or leaves.

HU AKAUNTINUAREZANIM

sink, or are waterlogged. Paths pre generally permanent, and the secret of successful path-making is to have a good foundation,"

A. E. G.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1986.

Consider

your Verdict

CROW

FOR:

Hay a keen appetite for insects, particularly grubs. Over one-quarter of its daily food at this time of the year consists of such pernicious enemies of the garden as larvae of the cock- chafer, the crine-fly (leather jacket), and clickbeetle (wireworm),

Will ent slugs and snalls when choicer ment is not available.

Young fed on similar diet which parent collects in large quantities, forming a solid lump under lower jaw, before returning to lis nest.

Also cuts the larger weed seeds,

AGAINST:

Will regularly frequent a lawn in search of food, pecking up the grass in little bunches and throwing it,in all directions.

For same reason lifts out of the ground or damages potato sets, shallots and turnips, the last often being so disfigured as to be useless for consumption.

Give your vegetables elbow room

THE whole object of cultivating a packed leaves will rob the roots of themselves' best to transplanting are

vegetable plot is to get as much light and air.

lettuce, endive, onion, kohlrabi, and out of it as possible.

There can be no set distances for sweet corn. thloning out, You must have some The globo varieties of beet con This cannot, of course, be done iden of the expected size of the also be transplanted quite easily, If one starves either soil or plants finished product. If there is any but they must be shaded from the Now do this...

through overcropping, or overcrowd- doubt, give the plants the bencat of sun, and damped over each even- ing.

it, and allow them plenty of room.

ing until they have become estab- YOUR next jub," I said, "is

Average distancos, which can be shed. One of the chief ways of increase extended by two or three inches for LANCING ot the plan, I

to peg out." Brown look- noticed that the most flori- ed surprised, and the plan fluttered in one's output is, strangely enough, the offspring of families which pro

a process of elimination. By thin- duce monsters, are as follows:- ferous part of the garden is to be from his band.

ning out the plants of various near the house. There is to be a "I mean, of course, the paths and

Beet, Bins; lettuce, Sine; parsnip, All these transplanted vegetables small formal sunken garden with a borders; in fact, the whole design Vegetables one ensures a good crop

I done: Use a garden line, of them instead of no crop at all.

Bina.; spinach, Bins; turnip, Gins want three conditions for success- central rectangular pool, surrounded may

salaify, Diu; gnion, Gins; kohl-rabi, plenty of moisture, firmness on the by... u pamtend corner beds. These down the centre of the garden. Thent walling which sups and begin by inserting a set of pers

Dins.; endine-12ins-stoect corn, 21t.; surface of the ground, and fineness ports four

carrol, Glis, sucde, Gins,

of soil beneath, in order that the are to be separated by four sets of measure off from these. steps, each leading to a path giving "Make those gravel paths running

roots may have free run. access on the south side to the lawn, down the garden first, as these will and on the cast a seat, which will enable you to wheel material about. "Excavate to a depth of one foot, command a view of the formal gar- den as well as the herbaceous border. using the top soil for raising slightly

"Splendid, Brown! But I must say beds and borders." that three feet wide for on her-

"Twelve inches" said Brown with baceous border is too narrow-a surprise. "I thought six would be common mistake of many amateurs. ample." Five, or even seven, feet would be "So do many amateurs, but 75 per much better. Then you can have cent. of such pathis eventually crack,

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When thinning out never be. The art of thinning out lies in Water ofrald of leaving plenty of space leaving the survivors as undisturbed twenty-four hours before the plants ground thoroughly between the plants. Take no notice as possible.

are to be moved into it. Just before of the size they are at present. Think of what they will become. Choose a moment for the job when transplanting, rake the soll over.

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