This section is from the book "The Villa Gardener", by J. C. Loudon. Also available from Amazon: The Villa Gardener.
With respect to that part of the garden which is cropped with asparagus, sea-kale, strawberries, gooseberries, and other fruit shrubs, very little need be said. The asparagus and sea-kale will require to be liberally supplied with manure; the strawberries taken up and replanted euery two or three years; and the gooseberries carefully primed annually, so as to keep the bushes open for the admission of light and air; and when they cease to bear abundantly, they should be taken up, the soil renewed, or refreshed with new soil, and young plants planted. The renewal should take place by degrees, say one row at a time; so that the garden may never be without full -grown bushes, and, consequently, every year have its crop of fruit. The herbs should be taken up and replanted every second or third year. The roses and other plants trained against the fences and the house, will require to be regularly pruned, trained, and kept clear of insects, and, as they become unsightly, renewed. The box edgings, also, will require to be annually cut In June, and renewed every seven or ten years.
 
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