CHAPTER V 



The Elements of the Garden Plan 



There are three main factors In the garden 

 plan — the beds, the walks, and the grass. 



In the evolution of the garden design the 

 beds (in which term I include borders) should 

 receive first consideration. They may well 

 occupy more space than is usually allowed 

 them. The narrow strips of border so often 

 seen skirting the fences of suburban gardens 

 are practically useless for flower culture. A 

 width of six feet is not too much for the 

 principal border, and it should, if possible, 

 be in full sun. If the main path defines its 

 near boundary, another border parallel to it 

 may be made on the other side of the path 

 but narrower, say four feet wide. This dis- 

 parity in width is designed to secure variety 

 and to eliminate one - sidedness. Two such 

 borders, the wide one planted with shrubs and 

 herbaceous plants, the narrow one with surface- 



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