Plants for a Rock Garden 33 



ble plant life to be had without going far 

 afield. Then again, natural harmonious 

 effects in your immediate neighborhood 

 are pretty sure to be appropriate to your 

 grounds. Finally, you can see for your- 

 self how things grow, and as for the hardi- 

 ness of plants, you have it already tested 

 for you. This refers not alone to the nat- 

 ural conditions; there is a second wide 

 field in the gardens the hardy gardens 

 of others, where you can at once choose 

 from the many and learn whether certain 

 plants are too tender or require too much 

 care for your use. 



So far as plants native to the immedi- 

 ate neighborhood are concerned, their 

 value to the rock garden of the average 

 person with limited time, who is not ob- 

 sessed with the idea of growing the rare 

 and curious, cannot be overestimated. 

 And they are so many; more than most 



