PREFACE 



THE object of this book is to assist the owners of small 

 garden plots to determine the best ways of laying them 

 out, so that the greatest possible use may be made of 

 the area, and the most picturesque effects obtained 

 therein. Much general information has also been 

 introduced, indicating the uses to which the garden 

 may be put when it is made, and also what can be 

 grown therein. It was considered unnecessary to 

 crowd the pages with a great many detailed cultural 

 directions or descriptions of plants, and an effort has 

 been made rather to indicate the objective to be aimed 

 at, and the course to pursue to attain it, than to produce 

 a compendium of gardening lore generally. Having 

 decided of what the garden is to consist, readers will do 

 well to look for books treating more intimately with the 

 particular garden feature or features they have decided 

 to adopt. 



To those who desire information on rose-growing I 

 would commend " Rose Growing Made Easy/' by 

 E. T. Cook ; for information on rock gardening, 

 "The Rock Garden," by E. H. Jenkins. "Fruit 

 Growing for Beginners," by F. W. Harvey, will be 

 found useful to those desiring to garden for practical 

 ends ; and whether the garden is large or small, 

 whether the reader is an experienced gardener or a 



