The Field

Don’t waste the winter

IELDSPORTS enthusiasts understand perfectly the concept of the close season, knowing exactly when to fish for trout and leave off shooting pheasants. It is part of the cycle of country life. But in gardening there is no close season. There really is not a day in the year when we gardeners cannot do something useful in our gardens. This has become truer in recent years. A succession of warmish winters, with little or no snowfall in many

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