64 ROSES FOR ENGLISH GARDENS 



These farm places have also commonly old field 

 hedges, some one of which may become the boundary 

 of the new pleasure garden. If it is rightly placed 

 for shelter or for its original purpose of a field fence, 

 or for its newer service, it is better not to grub it 

 up, but to fill its gaps and weak places with free- 

 growing Roses. If it has Thorns, either Blackthorn or 

 Whitethorn, and Hollies, both of some height, it is a 

 chance to be thankful for of showing how these grand 

 rambling Roses will rush up and tumble out, and make 

 lovely dainty wreaths and heavy-swagging garlands of 

 their own wild will. We have only to place them 

 well and show them how to go, to lead and persuade 

 them just at the beginning. In two years' time they 

 will understand what is wanted, and will gladly do 

 it of themselves in many ways of their own — ways 

 much better than any that we could possibly have 

 devised. 



Then there is no end to the beautiful ways of 

 making Rose arbours and tunnels, or Rose houses for 

 the children. Dead trees or any rough branching 

 wood can easily be put up and spiked together to 

 make the necessary framework, and the Roses will 

 take to it gladly. An old dead Apple-tree, if it 

 happens to stand where an arbour is wanted, need 

 not even be moved ; another bit of trunk can be put 

 up eight feet away, and the branches of the standing 

 one sawn off, all but those that go the right way. 

 These branches can be worked in to form the top, 

 keeping a stout, slightly curved piece for the front 

 top beam. The Roses seem to delight in such a 



