WILD GARDENING 



trast to the constant changes always going 

 on in the other borders. By and by, when 

 the lilies have become so firmly established 

 that they can hold their own against the 

 wild growths, I shall let the ferns and 

 grasses creep in amongst them, and by 

 that time I hope they will be so thoroughly 

 in possession of the soil that they will 

 grow, and spread, and blossom, like the 

 brilliant patches of wild lilies which one 

 sees flourishing on wild lands as one passes 

 in the train. 



This is the principle of what is called 

 "wild gardening," namely, the embellish- 

 ment of a wild locality with flowers which 

 will establish themselves as wild flowers do, 

 and become naturalized in the soil. The 

 chief difficulty I have found here lies in 

 selecting the kind of flowers to be planted 

 for the wild garden can only be culti- 

 135 



