CHAPTER I 



THE SITE 



Surroundings — What to avoid — Objections to trees — 

 Aspect — Contour — Nature of soil — Chief points to 

 be noted — Typical site. 



"Where shall I lay it out?" This is the 

 first of the many problems to confront one 

 who intends to become the happy possessor of 

 a rock garden. In some cases this unfortu- 

 nately presents but few difficulties — unfortu- 

 nately, I say, for then the ground that is avail- 

 able, frequently not of the most suitable, is so 

 limited that there is little, if any, choice in 

 the matter. But others, who have a greater 

 variety of positions to select from, will need 

 to give the question more careful considera- 

 tion. Therefore it would be a mistake to 

 lay down any hard and fast rule as to where 

 the site should or should not be, for this 



