BOOK OF THE HOME GARDEN 



You see we have made a line at the edge of the 

 beds, now we gently scrape the earth from this line 

 toward the center with a hoe until we have the center 

 of the path higher than the edges. Next tramp it 

 hard, then rake neatly and you have a gutter on 



SCRAPE THE EARTH FROM THE EDGE OF THE PATH TOWARD THE CENTER; 

 THIS FORMS A GUTTER WHERE THE RAIN WILL GO 



each side of the path where the next rain will go. 

 Nothing spoils the pretty appearance of a garden 

 more than grass and weeds in the paths. It is quite 

 a little work to keep them clean and here is another 

 reason why I advise you to choose a small garden. 

 If your garden is along a hedge or a fence, you 

 will not have a path to keep clean, but you will 



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