CHAPTER XII 



PLANTING THE ROCK GARDEN 



Points for consideration — Difference between alpines and 

 rock plants — Grouping — Examples of same — Planting 

 bulbs — Ferns — Caution against rampant - growing 

 plants — Importance of proportion — Planting shrubs. 



If the reader has been able to derive sufficient 



help and information from the earlier chapters, 



he will naturally be anxious to know how 



to plant his garden, and the best varieties of 



plants to use, and as the ultimate result will 



largely depend on the selection made and 



whether the plants are judiciously grouped, 



their choice and arrangement should most 



carefully be considered. Otherwise the result 



will be but chaotic and inartistic, no matter 



how skilfully the garden has been engineered. 



How to group plants so as best to show 



off the beauty of the individual, while at the 



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