THE LOCATION OF THE GARDEN 



so marked a rise in the grade of the ground as to 

 permit the water to run in at the cellar windows 

 during spring thaws and summer storms; as a 

 result, we find it will be necessary to cut the sod 

 in narrow strips and roll it back for a distance of 

 twenty feet or more; lay aside the surface soil, 

 and remove about six inches of the subsoil and re- 

 place the surface soil and the sod and roll it thor- 

 oughly with the lawn roller. This is the one seri- 

 ous objection to " base plantings " about the house 

 or outbuildings its tendency to raise the grade of 

 the land. 



It has been said that the near presence of trees 

 is to be avoided in the garden, but the comfort and 

 convenience of working it will be greatly enhanced 

 by the presence of a shed or other building on the 

 north side, where one can store the necessary tools, 

 do much of the indoor work connected with gar- 

 dening, cleaning vegetables, and the like, or take 

 shelter in a sudden shower. Such a building will 

 afford a suitable location for the construction of 

 hotbeds and coldframes, as well as affording tem- 

 porary quarters for vegetables, which may need to 

 be gathered in advance of a sudden cold snap. It 

 will also be found invaluable for drying and ripen- 



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