OUR MOUNTAIN GARDEN 



picture harmonious. At the same time 

 care must be exercised in the repetition 

 of the groups to avoid making the border 

 into a mere stiff piece of " carpet garden- 

 ing/' as it is called. 



These are the problems that every 

 garden-maker has to work over and solve 

 for herself, nor, I fancy, will she ever 

 find herself so wise, or her garden so 

 perfect, that each successive fall and 

 spring will not find her moving some- 

 thing somewhere, and experimenting with 

 a new something in its place ! 



It takes many a failure before one 

 discovers the road to success, but it is 

 sure to be found in the end. And what 

 a proud moment it is when the owner of 

 some famous garden one of the truly 

 "wise" casts an approving eye over 

 one's simple efforts, and exclaims, " How 

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