12 ROCK GARDENS 



Sunken ground in the form of a large hollow, 

 such as an old sandpit, can be utilised to some 

 advantage, as can also an old quarry. These, 

 if wooded above, will make charming sites ; 

 but here again attention must be given to the 

 essential necessity of obtaining sufficient fall for 

 the drains. On that point let there be no un- 

 certainty, for, if the drains prove defective, but 

 a poor return will be made for time and money 

 expended. 



The foregoing are, I think, a few of the most 

 usual sites to select, and their description will, 

 I hope, suggest to the reader how to make the 

 best choice of the ground he has at his disposal. 

 What form the garden will eventually take, 

 and how it can most advantageously be laid 

 out, will in a great measure depend on such 

 details as soil, locality, contour of ground, 

 money to be expended, etc. All these will be 

 dealt with in the following chapters. 



