14 APRIL 1939, page 17

In The Garden In Queen Mary's Garden In Regent's Park

during Easter week the craft of pruning roses was demonstrated to many observers. March is the best month for the pruning of most roses, though it is best to wait for April in......

Fox And Lamb In Quite Another Part Of England An

observer noticed that the shepherd had put all the ewes which had borne twins in one enclosure, apart from those that had only one lamb. No particular reason was vouchsafed, but......

Old Trees

There is one other spectacle that must be set against the general charm of the district—against the daffodils that here flourish surprisingly more in the woods than in the open,......

Country Life

Sussex Woods Some of the most beautiful and, indeed, most English walks within Britain, especially at Eastertide, are to be found along the northern edge of the South Downs in......

Suburban Duck The General Decrease Of Wild Duck, In The

fullest sense of the word, is greatly agitating sportsmen and, in a less degree, ornithologists. Protective legislation is intended ; and if it takes the form of prohibiting the......

More Cook-gardeners

A not too serious suggestion was made last year on this page that country dwellers should encourage the multiplication of cook-gardeners or gardening cooks. After all, the final......