6 MAY 1955, page 18

Country Life

BY IAN MALL I N one respect the past month failed to produce the sort of weather that one somehow associates with traditional spring. We had few showers; but if the showers were......

The Salmon Pool We Came To A Point Where The

ground fell away rapidly, a drop of 300 feet and more, and my companions paused to admire the view of the valley and the river winding through it and glittering in the afternoon......

Fruit Growing The Man Who Has One Or Two Apple

trees in his garden may fuss about them or, as is more often the case, leave them to do their best without nursing; but how different things are for the man with a commercial......

Care Of Seedlings Seedlings Should Never Be Thinned...

rain or a light watering with a fine rose on the can, when unwanted plants can be easily pricked out. If necessary, the thinnings can be planted elsewhere in moist soil, but the......