How to manage a Garden 



as is found in some of our parks. By the use of some 

 of our patent weed-killers, weeds can easily be kept from 

 the paths. Personally, I think a firm walk far more com- 

 fortable to traverse than one covered with loose gravel. 

 Certain it is, that if a walk is to rightly serve its purpose, 

 it must be comfortable to walk upon in all weather; 

 must be free from weeds and rubbish, and have a clearly 

 defined outline. The approach walk or drive must of 

 course be fairly wide if it be entitled to be called a car- 

 riage drive. It should never be less than ten, and in 

 most cases fifteen feet. 



A Rock Garden. 



We are all aware that a few stones put together with 

 spaces between for the culture of flowers will be styled 

 by the amateur his " rock garden." In this he is no doubt 

 somewhat soaring, but it cannot be considered blame- 

 worthy. Here, however, the meaning is a piece of ground 

 set apart especially for the formation of several rockeries 

 intersected by paths. To be suitable for the majority of 

 rock plants, it will need to be sheltered and slightly 

 shaded, and should in most cases be hidden from view 

 of the windows by belts of shrubs. A dip in the surface 

 would (all other things being equal) admirably fulfil 

 the purposes of a rock garden. There should be no 

 formality of any kind about it. The position of rocks 

 and stones in nature should be considered, and intel- 

 ligently followed. To put stratified stones in an upright 

 position, with peaks jutting rudely above the others, is 



to violate one of the main principles learnt in the for- 

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