CHAPTER I 

 How TO MAKE A SCHOOL GARDEN 



PROBABLY no two school gardens 

 can be made exactly the same, be- 

 cause of the different conditions of 

 space and exposures and the difference 

 in the surrounding conditions, all of 

 which should be taken into considera- 

 tion. In making the school garden, 

 the esthetic side should not be lost 

 sight of, nor should it be the entire 

 controlling element; but let the esthetic 

 and the agricultural elements harmonize. 

 If the grounds are small and the only 

 space for a garden is along the fence, 

 of course there is no choice; and if this 

 is all there is, that should be utilized: 

 much good can be accomplished even by 

 working in a very small space. In the 

 absence of any available land on the 

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