ROCK, WALL AND BOG GARDENS. 



Specialized space, to turn from this delightful subject without saying something of all those specialized 



wild branches of wild gardening which are of such absorbing interest. The Alpine garden has 



gardens. been mentioned, but there are many others, such as the iris garden, the spring bulb 



garden, which is usually a woodland glade the grass of which is studded with all sorts 



of spring flowers, as in illustration No. 273, the fernery, the little garden devoted to 



FIG. 273. WILD GARDEN, FOOTS CRAY PLACE, KENT. 



insectivorous plants, the bamboo garden, and so on. The work of designing all these 

 and many others is, however, very similar to those discussed, and it is hoped that a 

 perusal of this chapter will enable the garden designer to grasp the principle underlying 

 the arrangement of any of them. 



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