14 Making a Rock Garden 



particularly its ways in your own neigh- 

 borhood. Anywhere there is abundant op- 

 portunity. Take a leaf or two from the 

 book of the Japanese gardeners. They 

 are past-masters of the art of making 

 rock gardens, with a bit of water thrown 

 jn. They make use of comparatively few 

 blossoming plants, but their example is 

 invaluable Jn the disposition of rocks with 

 simple effectiveness, in the simulation of 

 height and distance, in the proper employ- 

 ment of turf, and in the planting of such 

 small trees and shrubs as are suitable for 

 a rock garden scheme. 



Measure carefully the space at com- 

 mand, and then lay out the plan on cross- 

 ruled paper. Call each of the little 

 squares a square foot and the labor will 

 be made easy. Next, figure out a good 

 entrance, and, if possible, an equally good 

 exit the one invisible from the other. 



