2 SEPTEMBER 1949, Page 18

in My Garden I have been re-potting the dried-off cyclamen

plants, setting theml in nicely matured compost, loam. There is nothing more promising titan that squashed-bun tuber lying on top of the deep-brown of the den Soil ; a row of them on a greenhouse shelf.

Lawns are a sorry sight this August ' • more like rusty spring mattresses. The motor-mower has not been out for over a month. I am tempted to have a grand revival during the coming winter, with several dressings of

lawn-sand, soil and fresh seed. • As for the vegetable garden, the less. said the better, especially about