The Small Rose Garden 



with Roses entirely. I am not at all sure that the 

 term " Rose garden " is not often taken too literally. 

 I like that idea of Tennyson's : 



" A garden of Roses, 

 And Lilies fair on the lawn." 



And if your Roses are a little impatient of other things 

 mingling with them, why not give them the beds to 

 themselves, and surround the Rose garden with borders 

 in which all sorts of things can be growing Irises, 

 Larkspurs, Lupins, pink Carnations, and 



" Crowned lilies standing near 

 Purple-spiked lavender." 



In making such a garden there are a few points that 

 should be remembered. Stars, crescents, and triangles 

 cut in the grass are neither pleasant to look at nor 

 suitable for their purpose. The design for a Rose gar- 

 den, and especially for a small one, the whole of which 

 will be seen at once, should possess a sense of cohesion 

 in its various lines. I do not know of any more pleasant 

 design than the one here illustrated. The actual area 

 covered by this garden is only 28 yards square. Hybrid 

 Tea and Tea Roses are the most satisfactory for such 

 beds, as shown in the plan, but if a few old favourites 

 are desired there is no reason why some hybrid per- 

 petuals should not be used. The fault with the hybrid 

 perpetual is, however, that it is not so perpetual in 

 flowering as the hybrid Tea class. If one wishes to 

 have a colour scheme for planting and I have seen 

 some very charming effects produced in this way it 

 can be easily achieved. I like the idea of growing the 

 cream or pale yellow and pale pink varieties in one bed 

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