1 84 ROCK GARDENS 



same time producing the most telling effect in 

 the general scheme, is in my opinion one of, 

 if not quite the most difficult branch of rock 

 gardening, while it is also the most important. 



It is at times almost impossible to know- 

 how best to produce the desired effect ; there 

 are so many points to be considered before the 

 final home for any plant is selected. First 

 arises the question of aspect, whether that 

 chosen will suit it ; then how it will combine 

 in colour, habit, and time of flowering with 

 its next-door neighbour. One is sometimes 

 almost in despair, for no place seems to answer 

 all requirements, and one is almost induced to 

 follow the slovenly and lazy gardener's motto 

 of " Oh, put it in anywhere." But anywhere 

 is nowhere, and there must be some spot that 

 will suit it best, and that spot should be found, 

 even if it entails a considerable amount of 

 trouble. 



1 do not profess to be an artist, nor will I 

 attempt to venture into those mystic schemes 

 of colour of which one hears so much, but 

 sees so little, except in the catalogues of 

 nurserymen. 



