Pedestals for Lead Figures 



' gardener's ' sundial rather than a pretentious work of 

 masonry (' sculpture ' is, I believe, the word generally 

 used). Just a few old bricks and thin roofing tiles, a 

 short piece of iron pipe, two or three pieces of paving, 

 and a little cement darkened by the addition of a little 

 lampblack are all that is necessary ; the joints should 

 be quite dark. Round the centre plant a mixture of 

 old-world plants, such as a pink monthly Rose, two or 

 three plants of Lavender, some Catmint, Thyme, and 





DIAGRAM SHOWING ELEVATION OF SUNDIAL PEDESTAL. 



(Scale of each illustration : Halj an inch = one foot.) 



any old-fashioned odds and ends there is room for. If 

 the sundial forms the terminal of a path between two 

 borders, brick, on edge, paths are comfortable and dry, 

 and when the joints are green with moss, grass, a 

 dwarf Sedum, or creeping Thyme, is very attractive. 

 The same idea can be successfully adopted to create 

 pedestals for small lead figures, and can easily be 

 worked into circular, hexagonal or octagonal shapes." 



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