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Old Time Gardens 



parallel from walk to walk, as do the rounds of a 

 ladder from the two side bars. In the narrow oblong 

 beds formed by these paths plant solid rows of 

 herbs, each variety by itself, with no attempt at 

 diversity of design. You can thus walk among them, 

 and into them, and smell them in their concentrated 

 strength, and you can gather them at ease. On the 

 bank can be placed the creeping Thyme, and other 



Herb Garden at White Birches, Elmhurst, Illinois. 



low-running herbs. Medicinal shrubs should be the 

 companions of the herbs ; plant these as you will, 

 according to their growth and habit, making them 

 give variety of outline to the herb garden. 



There are few persons who have a strong enough 

 love of leaf scents, or interest in herbs, to make 

 them willing to spend much time in working in 

 an herb garden. The beauty and color of flowers 

 would compensate them, but not the growth or 



