2 MARCH 



state. But near the house there should be only 

 my unadorned nature garden of turf and gorse 

 and heath, arranged in Nature's own fashion of 

 simple graceful lines which man has not yet learnt 

 to improve upon. 



But my garden, small as it is, is an actual fact 



which has to be faced as it stands. To the south 



of the house and sloping away from it are several 



beds of roses, a single variety in each bed, thickly 



underplanted with spring bulbs. To the north, 



beyond a natural terrace, lie flower - beds, the 



croquet lawn, and some long borders. Beyond 



^hese^ borders again is a young orchard thinly 



l i \ planted i.wij;h; bush and standard trees, with well- 



. n . .kept , . grass .paths intersecting it. There is no 



' 



&ijy ^ feijte jbetween garden and orchard; the 

 paths of the latter lead out of the garden paths, 

 and are a continuation of them. This orchard is 

 my wild garden. 



On the left side as I walk up the sloping ground 

 the land lies in a low bank which is planted 

 with broom and heather. The common European 

 pseonies show their heads over the grass in May ; 

 polyanthuses and primroses abound close to the 

 path, and everywhere there are spring bulbs. 



On the right lies the main portion of the orchard, 

 and in the grass there are planted many good 

 things. Oriental poppies show their strong foliage; 

 perennial lupins come up in large masses ; sweet- 

 williams are dotted about plentifully, michaelmas 

 daisies, irises, giant rheums, foxgloves, alkanets, 

 doronicums, evening primroses, St. John's wort 

 these are some of the plants which abound in the 



