THE PRACTICAL FLOWER GARDEN 



the rust that destroyeth in the noonday and 

 with the burning drought. 



My own garden has been struggled with 

 and worked over and developed gradually 

 for many years, perhaps a quarter of a cen- 

 tury (a quarter of a century seems much 

 longer than twenty -five years); but I some- 

 times wish that it had all been planned out 

 at the beginning by some landscape architect, 

 although it might then lack in natural charm. 



Unless one has had great experience, a 

 country place should be planned by an expert. 

 One may choose a person whose work is sat- 

 isfactory elsewhere, and who is likely to lend 

 an ear to the pleas of the owner; but when 

 once planned and planted, if a woman cares 

 at all about gardens and flowers, other than 

 American Beauty roses with three feet of 

 stem and moon-faced chrysanthemums, she 

 should maintain the position of being her own 

 head gardener. Her garden will thus become 

 an expression of her own individuality and be 

 quite different from those of her neighbors. 



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