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ground covers among shrubbery is excellent, and they are especiallyvaluable toward the front of the border. When properly mulched andcared for, shrubbery will seldom need watering after the first year ortwc, but an occasional good soaking during the drought of summer willnot come amiss. It is quite essential, at intervals of every two or threeyears, that the deciduous shrub borders should be carefully gone overand that the ground around the individual shrubs should be thoroughlyloosened wherever it is possible to do so without disturbing the rootsystem. At such times considerable fertilizer consisting of well-rotted manure or a heavy application of bone meal should be applied.No quick-acting fertilizer such as sheep manure, dried blood, or nitrateof soda is desirable. In the successful maintenance of the shrub borderthe object of supplying fertilizer to that border is not one of forcinggrowth but one of maintaining normal growth. |
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