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GARDEN PLANNING 



angle in the general structure may be cut off 

 by a line of small rock pieces (not a straight 

 line), and in that way a large pocket at the base- 

 level can be made, in which the peat may be 

 laid on a not too porous subsoil. Bog plants 

 demand a water-logged home. If water is 



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Fig. 45. — Arrangements of peat in the rock garden 



associated with the rock garden, the place for 

 bog plants is at its edge, where the peat 

 may be allowed in actual contact with the 

 water. 



When all the rocks are in place, and the result 

 when critically viewed is satisfactory, the gar- 

 dener should proceed to fill in all holes and 



