CHAPTER II 



The Factors in Detail 



The question of site is a highly important 

 one from the gardener's standpoint. In acquir- 

 ing a home so many considerations carry weight 

 with the purchaser that it is not always pos- 

 sible for him to be» over-fastidious about 

 the garden; though, if he have the choice be- 

 tween two or more houses, in other respects 

 equally desirable, he will naturally decide upon 

 that one which has the best garden site. If 

 the house has been previously occupied he 

 will find the garden already made, after a 

 fashion; if not, the same may hold good. On 

 the other hand he may find a stretch of virgin 

 soil awaiting his good pleasure to give it shape. 

 Whatever may have been done before he takes 

 possession should not deter him from starting 

 de novo., with the object of securing the best 

 possible arrangement of the outlines before he 

 commences to plant it. 



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