OUR MOUNTAIN GARDEN 



constitution that what is good for one is 

 good for all. 



In preparing a locality for the reception 

 of plants, shrubs, trees, or vines, I first stake 

 out the shape of the space I mean to have 

 them occupy, then I dig a trench about two 

 feet deep and one foot wide, across one end 

 of its length, throwing the soil over the 

 opposite side of the trench from that on 

 which I stand. I then move back a step 

 and dig a second of the same size, taking 

 off the surface growth in small sods, and 

 turning them upside down in the bottom of 

 the trench already dug, and filling in the 

 earth taken from under them, on top, till 

 the first trench is full and a second one of 

 the same size has been opened a foot in 

 advance. This is continued till the entire 

 bed has been trenched. 



I think this easier than digging out the 

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