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of which they can carry out some water 

 gardening. 



These margins should be always left in their 

 natural state, provided, of course, the pond has 

 not been made artificially, in which case it 

 may be necessary to break the outline, for 

 anything formal should be carefully guarded 

 against. It will be necessary to have access to 

 the plants which are grown on the margins, 

 and as these latter, in all probability, are soft 

 and boggy for some distance from the water- 

 line, some sort of path will have to be made. 

 Where a firm bottom can be found, this may 

 be done by laying down some rough ballast, 

 ramming it well in and then placing flat stones 

 over it. But where the ground is too soft, 

 a good foundation can be obtained by laying 

 brushwood tied in bundles or by driving piles 

 into the ground. 



It is scarcely necessary to emphasise the 

 fact that these paths must be in no way 

 formal ; they should meander through rushes, 

 sedges, and other plants growing on the 

 margins. 



As before, plant in bold masses to get the 



