WATER— WALKS 



oughly, for, upon stirring the ground, I 

 would find that the water had penetrated 

 but a couple of inches. During long periods 

 of dry weather, the garden, without water, 

 will simply wither and burn. 



Rhododendrons, Ferns and Lilies suffer 

 in dry time, even though well mulched, and 

 must be kept moist. 



Japanese Iris blooms but indifferently 

 unless quite wet. 



When dry weather continues for a long 

 period I divide the garden into three parts ; 

 one part is thoroughly watered every evening, 

 and the following day the soil is stirred. 

 In this way the plants suffer comparatively 

 little. For years we had no water supply 

 through the gardens, and really, in dry 

 weather, life had no pleasure for me because 

 of my unhappiness at the sight of the 

 withered garden. I would drag watering 

 cans about, and beg and bribe all the family 

 to do likewise. Every afternoon, about five 

 o'clock, one of the men would fill eight ten- 



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