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By Marley Einstein
Putting together all the various elements can be a daunting prospect. Preparing the ground and planting a single plant is straightforward task, but when a large group or even the entire garden is to be planted, the work can seem impossible. however, there are some simple guidelines to follow that can eliminate must of the worry and reduce the effort.
A plant's hardiness is possibly the most important of the three, and it is judged not just by the plant's ability to withstand winter cold but also the degree to which it might be damaged by Spring frosts.
When you are choosing plants, you must consider the micro-climate of the site. Does your garden face the morning sun, in which ease overnight frosts will clear more quickly and it will soon warm up, or does it receive sun in the afternoon? Is it in a frost pocket, where the plants will be subjected to more frosts than gardens only a short distance away? Is the garden sheltered by nearby buildings? Do these buildings funnel cold winds or are there windbreaks that will protect all or part of the garden? Wind intensifies the effects of cold by driving it at greater force into the tissue of the plant, and evergreens suffer most in this respect.
All these factors affect the amount of time a plant is exposed to levels of cold that can cause damage to the stem, foliage or, less often, the roots. In the directory each entry includes a minimum temperature that can be tolerated by any plant. If a plant is particularly prone to damage by spring frosts - as are hydrangeas and pieris.
For a single plant dig a hole lm (about 3ft) across, first removing the topsoil and, if necessary, turf to a depth of 25cm (10in) and storing this on a board alongside the hole. Then the lower 25cm (loin) - more if you can - should be dug over and a good quantity of organic material added. Add some more organic material to the removed topsoil before it is returned to the planting hole.
If you need to prepare a larger area and cannot cope with the double digging by hand, you might want to hire a mechanical mini-digger. The principle is the same, however: remove the topsoil from a trench across the area to be dug and store it close to the far end of the area being prepared but not actually on it. The trench needs
A plant's hardiness is possibly the most important of the three, and it is judged not just by the plant's ability to withstand winter cold but also the degree to which it might be damaged by Spring frosts.
When you are choosing plants, you must consider the micro-climate of the site. Does your garden face the morning sun, in which ease overnight frosts will clear more quickly and it will soon warm up, or does it receive sun in the afternoon? Is it in a frost pocket, where the plants will be subjected to more frosts than gardens only a short distance away? Is the garden sheltered by nearby buildings? Do these buildings funnel cold winds or are there windbreaks that will protect all or part of the garden? Wind intensifies the effects of cold by driving it at greater force into the tissue of the plant, and evergreens suffer most in this respect.
All these factors affect the amount of time a plant is exposed to levels of cold that can cause damage to the stem, foliage or, less often, the roots. In the directory each entry includes a minimum temperature that can be tolerated by any plant. If a plant is particularly prone to damage by spring frosts - as are hydrangeas and pieris.
For a single plant dig a hole lm (about 3ft) across, first removing the topsoil and, if necessary, turf to a depth of 25cm (10in) and storing this on a board alongside the hole. Then the lower 25cm (loin) - more if you can - should be dug over and a good quantity of organic material added. Add some more organic material to the removed topsoil before it is returned to the planting hole.
If you need to prepare a larger area and cannot cope with the double digging by hand, you might want to hire a mechanical mini-digger. The principle is the same, however: remove the topsoil from a trench across the area to be dug and store it close to the far end of the area being prepared but not actually on it. The trench needs
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