Some Rose at other times it will " go away " with no lavish care or extra 

 Pictures trouble at all. There is a spirit of mischief in the heart of this 

 Rose. 



Another one which grows beautifully on a south wall is 

 L'Ide'al, a Tea Rose which climbs freely and throws out long 

 branches covered with flowers. I cannot describe the colour ; 

 it is not so golden as Fortune's Yellow, it has almost a bronze 

 shade in it, and pink and yellow and red. Plant it with bushes 

 of soft blue Ceanotbus under it, and in front white Madonna 

 Lilies, and then if an artist does not call it a picture bid him walk 

 on to the next garden to see scarlet Geraniums, Calceolarias, and 

 Lobelias planted in rows. 



In many places folk plant climbing Roses up the bare stems 

 of old trees or living Fir trees. In a churchyard where Scotch 

 Firs grew, every stem was covered with climbing Roses, crimson 

 and white. They grew to the top of the trees ; I never saw a 

 fairer sight. In George Herbert's garden there is a very old 

 Acacia tree, too old to support branches any longer, which is 

 covered with Crimson Rambler. It is most picturesque, and 

 the colour seems to weave into the peace of the garden 

 as one stands by the well-known old Medlar tree watch- 

 ing the river flowing past on its way to the great sea, and 

 thinking of the one who loved that garden, and watched the 

 same river flow. There is a wonderful atmosphere about a 

 garden. I am sure you can feel the spirit of George Herbert 

 is still there just as you can realise when you enter any garden, 

 the atmosphere created by the owner. 



HELEN CROFTON. 



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