INTRODUCTION 



DURING the last quarter of a century Alpine Gardens 

 have increased in number to a great extent, and the 

 cultivation of Alpine and herbaceous plants has received 

 much more attention than before. This is probably 

 due to the many attractive features in connection 

 therewith, both in the style of gardening and in the 

 plants themselves. 



In this little book on the construction and the 

 inhabitants of his Alpine garden the author gives a 

 vivid idea of the use to which even a small garden may 

 be put. He shows how in the space of a few square 

 yards it is possible and easy to build, with any available 

 stone, or other material, an attractive rockery, and on 

 this to grow a large number of interesting and beautiful 

 plants. In the chapter on construction there is a mass 

 of useful information that would be very helpful to 

 anyone who contemplates laying out his garden in this 

 manner. 



The number of Alpine or dwarf plants suitable for a 

 rockery is very extensive ; they occupy little space and 



