CONTENTS 



I. Introductory 3 



II. The Factors in Detail 9 



III. The Garden Picture 28 



IV. The Rectilinear Principle .... 45 

 V. The Elements of the Garden Plan . 51 



VI. Making Beds and Borders .... 70 



VII. Construction of Walks and Drives . 87 



VIII. Grass as a Foundation 108 



IX. How to Plan a Garden 127 



X. Sloping Gardens 141 



XI. The Rock Garden 152 



XII. The Rose Garden 173 



XIII. Water in the Garden 183 



XIV. The Vegetable Garden 197 



XV. Glass 207 



XVI. Fences and Hedges 212 



XVII. Tile and Other Artificial Edgings . 229 



XVIII. Garden Plans 236 



XIX. Planting 263 



XX. Further Considerations in Garden 



Making 279 



XXI. Evolution of an Ideal Lot .... 291 



