Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-09-20 | Page 13 | Protect Roses from Icy Weather

9 FLOWER TALKS TALIS I Protect Roses I Prom From Icy Weather Editors Editor's Note This is the seventh of a series of twelve dairy daily Flower Talks suggesting to Telegram readers what and how to plant gs g. dens this fall in preparation for for next next year The articles are are written by y Romaine B. B Ware horticulture ex cx- pert I IBy By ROMAINE B. B WARE 1 Most every owner of a rose garden den is planning to plant sonic some ne new roses this fall One should get at atthe t the work of preparing th the b bed d as s soon as possible Most of the ex expert pert rose growers in the countr sa say rat tI-rat the fall Is the best season to plant them but they make one one I Ini requirement They say that you ou must give them adequate pr agaInst the freezing and thawing of the winter inter Many lany roses roses that would not suffer against the freezing at I t all if left unprotected J i after years rears will wilI not come through toe tie first winter wIthout some covering coy cov ering I 11 There are two materIals that hay have been used a great deal lately with i good success for fOl winter inter covering Pulverized peet moss and buckwheat hulls are both well recommended and they tI-re- are easy to procure in most sections Mulch with u them liberally and you will prevent a lot of winter killing In very severe sections it t may be well to postpone planting tm till spring but in this case it to buy YOur plants this fall arid and bury them In your garden to a depth of oC twelve to eIghteen inches You will generally get better plants In the fall faU and get the varieties y you u want Then you ou will iU have them the theall all aU ready In the spring and as soon as the is ready you ma may dl dig them up and plant them In covering roses for winter It Is protection from thawing and freez ing you wish to provide and n t protection from cold Most ros s swill will stand a great deal ot of stead ste-ad cold coId hut but they ther do not like sudden changes I For therose ose lover who wan wants to read up on on the The Rose Ros in America by J. J Horace land Is a a. Very good book Mr Mc rc- rc Farland is one of the greatest authorities on the roseE NEA E