358 COMMON SENSE GARDENS 



SUNFLOWER; single Russian; double Globe Flow- 

 ered. 



The design for planting the flower garden shown 

 in this chapter is simple and easily carried out. 

 The material for the enclosure should first be de- 

 cided upon, and if the garden is on a lawn a hedge 

 should be used. Pickets, or a brick wall with 

 pickets, are better where the space is uneven and 

 closely surrounded by trees, for if built on a 

 level, open lawn they stand out a little too con- 

 spicuously. 



The paths should be dug out to a depth of two 

 or two and a half feet and filled in with stone. 

 Made thus, they act as blind drains and carry off 

 the superfluous water from the flower beds. The 

 last three or four inches of stone should be broken 

 up into small pieces and well packed. If bricks 

 are used for the paths they should be set in a bed 

 of sand three inches deep at least and well ham- 

 mered down. An English brickmason is the best 

 man to lay such paths; he will understand their 

 construction perfectly. The best bond to use is 

 herringbone, the way the English walks are laid. 



The next best thing to brick is white gravel, 



