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How to Make a Flower Garden 



bed to hold walks and earth in place; and, in addition to this, a verdant 

 edge of such plants as dwarf box, ivy, or the dwarf high-bush cranberry^ 

 all of which can be held by trimming to a rigid line. Less desirable as an 

 edging are such plants as the narrow-leaved blue day-lily and the dwarf 

 irises. A turf edge is much less expensive, but it lies too flat to make a 

 distinct line of demarkation. 



Water in basins and fountains adds much to the attractiveness of a 



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formal garden if it can be secured to give a constant flow to fountains or 

 falls. A fountain that is put on tap for company is likely to be a snare 

 and a delusion. If your garden is a show-place, maintained chiefly for the 

 benefit of occasional visitors, such a fountain on tap may be all right; 

 but if it is a place to live in, you want the water daily, just as you want 

 the flowers daily. Even if you do not use water as a feature in the garden 

 design, it is very desirable, and in some places quite essential, that 3^ou 

 have it from hose connections for watering beds. Where the water-supply 

 is limited, it can be used to make a wet spot for bog plants, or it can be used 



