ANOTHER HARDY GARDEN BOOK 



Having longed for the sound of fall- 

 ing water among the flowers, it seemed 

 that now was my opportunity; so a pool, 

 round, twelve feet in diameter and three feet 

 deep, was planned for the center of the 

 garden. First the place was excavated and 

 the water pipe and connections with shut-off 

 valve and back drainage put in place; then 

 a wall of stone about eighteen inches thick 

 was laid up in cement, the bottom concreted 

 and the overflow pipe laid to a loosely stoned- 

 up blind cistern made below the level of the 

 bottom; this also served to drain out the 

 pool in winter, the water soaking away 

 through the loose stones into the earth. 



The pool finished, the surface of the en- 

 tire garden was covered with a thick layer 

 of manure, on which was spread about 

 three inches of muck taken from the 

 bottom of a pond that was scraped for the 

 purpose. Lime also and sand were added 

 to mellow the stiff soil. The ground was 

 then thoroughly ploughed, harrowed several 

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