Show I I f. i Your Own a- a i i ij Maud e A DRY STORY I hope that gardeners arc are not ceasing their work with the hose now that the tho cooler nights have arrived ar ar- ar- ar rived for the ground is really dr dry You can prove this by thrusting a spade in the tho ground some time after after arter af ar- af- af ter you ou have finished watering and discovering for yourself just how deeply the moisture has penetrated The roots of all roses and shrubs and of many perennials are at least leasta a foot root below the surface of the soil soil soil-by by this I mean the small hairlike hairlike hair- hair like e feeding roots And it is there we wo wish the water to go If you aro arc permitted to use a hose without a nozzle in your locality you should leave it on the ground several hours so that the water will gradually get farther and farther down to these roots which need it itIn In this way y you u should be able to get all around your garden unless unless unless un un- un- un less you have an unusually largo large one about twice a week and this will be quite sufficient and will willbe willbe be far more thorough and satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory tory than the daily sprinkling many amateurs inflict on their gardens Since our weather has not run true to form torm this year omitting our expected rains during the recent state fair we week k we must watch closely an any evergreens which have been planted within the last year These lose a great deal of moisture through transpiration and the process keeps up all winter long in ina ina a climate such as ours where sunshine sunshine sunshine sun sun- shine in winter is common Evergreens which can draw no moisture from the soil soli or which have lave an insufficient supply will die Needles will turn brown and fall and the dollars you spent for your conifer will be wasted To prevent pre pre- prevent vent this see that every evergreen you possess Is soaked thoroughly soaked thoroughly and absolutely absolutely with with water getting down two feet to the base of the ball of earth which was around the plant when you bought it With such treatment the plants will have every chance of coming through the winter no matter how severe in good shape Deciduous shrubs even though they lose their leaves In winter and so do not give off moisture into the theair theair theair air as the evergreens do still re require require re- re quire quiro their roots wet when freezing weather sets In Whenever winter winterkills winterkills kills ills a shrub you OU can almost always alwa's trace race its decease to dry roots when frost strikes rather than to too severe severo temperatures Soak the whole garden then now so that should a frost arrive unexpectedly you will be prepared QUERIES Mrs C. C M M. C C. Murray writes I Iam Iam Iam am a Telegram reader I have al alays always always al- al ways ays liked lilted the garden column best of all Now I hope you will answer a few questions Will evergreens do well under a big south window Some of my shrubs didn't do well there What tree or large shrub will bloom over the longest period of time What size leaf cut-leaf birch would you jOU advise advise advise ad ad- vise planting Is Is It advisable to plant trees including evergreens in the fall Ans Thank Thank you for your your appreciation If did not thrive In such a position I would certainly hesitate to plant any evergreens there unless you reform and treat them better than you did the I am inclined to think you did not give enough water at the roots In a spot like this the house foundation would be eagerly soakIng soaking soaking soak soak- ing up moisture from the soil and tho the sun pouring down in all its hea heat would make the poor shrub suffer also Plants Plants' along a south front foundation always require about twice the amount of water waler that others do It is difficult to advise about a shrub which blooms over tho the longest longest longest long long- est time Most of them flower for lor about a month and then are aro through for the year That Is natural However However However How How- ever by choosing one which has hai fruits to follow the flowers and also one which has leaves coloring beautifully at this time Ume of year you yoi keep up the interest practically all al year The flowering flowering- crab apples do this also the mountain ash the hawthorne and a few other small smal trees In large shrubs there arc are some species of roses which would woul serve the same purpose such as the hybrid Conrad F F. Meyer which gives large pink blooms al all all season through A smaller leaf cut-leaf birch probably would be better beller than the large size and this is one tree which is better better better bet bet- ter planted In spring than fall Aside from that I certainly favor planting almost everything in the vicinity of Salt Lake City in fall I Ido Ido Ido do most of my own planting then I |