location for a 



With orchard, and with g^rdeyne, or with mede 

 Se that thyne hous with hem be umviroune. 

 The side in longe upon the South thou sprede, 

 The cornel ryse upon the wynter sonne, 

 And gire it from the cold West yf thou conne. 



A. D. Palladius. 

 (Middle English translation, 4th or 5th Century.) 



A south slope is the ideal situation for a garden, 

 since it insures good drainage and the greatest 

 amount of sunlight. The garden should also be open 

 to the east and west, if possible; that it may have 

 the benefit of the morning and evening sun. Shelter 

 on the north is desirable, as north winds are disas- 

 trous to Roses and tender perennials. Partial shelter 

 on the west should be given in localities where the 

 prevailing winds of winter are from that quarter. 



* * * The garden should always be at the rear 

 or side of the dwelling, never in front or along the 

 street. The reasons for this are obvious. The gar- 

 den proper is intended to furnish cut flowers, to pro- 

 vide a place of experiment with new varieties, and 

 to grow hardy perennials which have certain seasons 

 of bloom and cannot be depended upon at all times 

 for ornamental effect. One should feel free to work 

 there unobserved of the passer-by, and this is im- 

 possible in a garden close to the street. 



Ida D. Bennett. 



My garden should lie to the south of the house, 

 the ground gradually sloping for some short way 

 till it fall abruptly into the dark and tangled shrub- 

 beries that all but hide the winding brook below. 

 A broad terrace, half as wide, at least, as the house 

 is high, should run along the whole southern length 



