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may be just as much variety and adventure, just 

 as much rest and inspiration and joy in the tiny 

 garden behind the town or city home as in the 

 wide spaces of a country garden. There is cer- 

 tainly less danger of fatigue and disappointment. 

 Trees and bushes or vines make the needed seclu- 

 sion; and the change from the hot city streets 

 to the hidden shaded rest of the garden is peace 

 itself. Of course, the plot is too small for team- 

 work; and, instead of a plow, you must use a 

 spade and a hoe. But spading is the very best 

 way to prepare a garden; and the more of your 

 labor, yourself, you put into a garden, the more 

 the garden is yours. 



