LITTLE GARDENS 



Is lower, It Is wise to plant tough shrubs along 

 the edge of the declivity and plant them thickly, 

 in order to knit the soil together, and prevent 

 little landshdes that will eat back Into your yard 

 and provide valleys and canons that you do not 

 want. The curve of the hedges gradually 

 straightens, merging them into a row of bushes 

 on either side of the yard. In harmony with this, 

 it Is permissible to border the walk, all the way, 

 with box, a charming accessory of the old-fash- 

 ioned garden, when well used, for the Idea of a 

 border agrees with that of a hedge, and the box, 

 In Its compact growth, toughness of stem, and 

 opulent green. Is the privet In little. Farther- 

 more, a trellis could be constructed at the back, 

 as shield against an offending prospect and back- 

 ground for a bust, if you want to put one there — 

 my pen came near to writing, " or have one." 

 Horrible thought ! 



Should this notion of hedging the end of the 

 yard please you so well that you decide to take 

 more room there, to the end that you might have 

 a nook where you could take your sewing or your 

 tea, or where you could read while little Jonas 

 tumbled on the grass, the line of privet could be 

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