V 



LAYING OUT THE GARDEN 



IN the laying out of the garden, whatever the 

 size may be, there is more than one thing to be 

 taken into account. Naturally we will consider 

 personal choice as to what shall be grown. In 

 addition, beauty and convenience of arrangement 

 are to be considered ; the location of different sorts 

 of plants with reference to ease of care and their 

 best growth; and, ever and always, the proper 

 attention to the garden, with the future in mind. 



Let us decide first what to grow in the perma- 

 nent part of the garden, the perennial garden. 

 We cannot get on without the small-fruits. We 

 will decide to have at least a few plants of each 

 kind. The raspberries and blackberries might be 

 put on the orchard slope. They will have fine 

 drainage there and, once started, will do well. 

 Down nearer the garden might be grown the cur- 

 rants and gooseberries, some grapes and straw- 

 berries. There will be keen enjoyment in growing 

 them, and small-fruits grown properly will yield 

 a nice little income and more. We cannot afford 

 to miss the fun of growing our big brown goose- 

 berries; of looking for the largest stems of cur- 



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