AND WINDOW-BOXES 



BUT, as has been said, not all dwellers in 

 the crowded city can have even back- 

 yard gardens. Most of them live so far above 

 the "ground floor" that the thought of a gar- 

 den seems absurd, because of its utter impos- 

 sibility. But those who have windows to which 

 some sunshine comes can have, as a substitute 

 for the back-yard garden, a window-box large 

 enough to contain a dozen or more plants, and 

 from these, properly managed, it is a compara- 

 tively easy matter to secure a good many flow- 

 ers throughout the season enough, indeed, to 

 make the lives of those who have their homes 

 in tenement-houses and flats so much brighter 

 and pleasanter than they would be without 

 them that they cannot afford to forego the 

 privilege of having them. 



In making a window-box garden it matters 

 but little of what the box is made, if it be stout 

 and large enough to hold sufficient soil. Have 

 it at least ten inches in depth and a foot in 

 width. Such a box will contain a good deal of 

 soil and will be quite heavy, therefore it is im- 

 portant that it be fastened securely to the win- 

 dow or wall. Do not be satisfied with nailing it 

 in place, but provide it with stout braces run- 

 ning from the front edge to the wall below. 



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