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ROCK GARDENS 



rock gardens Every preciu 



e the full advantage of 



lupplv, and there should 

 " • * upplv It 



the arrangement of oi 

 tion should be taken .« 

 rainfall and any natural -naLci ti^i^i-'t, 

 also be a liberal and constint artiflcml 

 must be kept in mind, too tint it U,.. 

 long, hot summers do m t 1 1 ' ' , ,|^ 



such plants require Tin , 



vices, methods and lociti 1 ^^j 



in spring, check it at in >i i n i i ' ' ! i, is 



keen the plants fully dmniiui m wnn "-' 

 shade, mulching, and m the case of P-"/t"rs e lenlml 

 cult nlants, the piotection of fiames It is essential 

 that conditions hi provided that will e^^able the roots to 

 extend for a long distance, often many *<=?'- ,>°''Xr^ 

 crevices and pockets between rocks to depths where 

 there is a uniform temperature and uniform moist>ire 

 supplied by moving water, for frequent freezing and 



ROCK GARDENS 



adapted to existing conditions than to go to the 

 pense of ridicall) modifjing such aiangements 

 If m aitibciil roLkerv is to be constiutted, i 

 he boine in mmd thit it is n.,t foi the puipos, 

 playing a coUeUicn of cuimus lu.ks t mt isti. 

 ringed but to pioM<lp i i 1 u l ti i ^luwin^ a 

 plants that cnnnot be 1^ X II -i w ii i Ni ^^ 1" n 

 be better ne^er to tliiiil I hmd^ih uni ui 

 md rock eflcLtb in till ili | in ii it tin in i i 



uld not be t\| 



ndy covered witli 

 pUci I 



To tiL 1 ' > I 'I 



pockets mil c 11 Ml I s sill Ilia h i\ 11 

 edlj downwnid duection fiom the ex 



-J^ surface and not be sheltered b\ 



hanging rock Thit this does not 

 in all ciscs those who ire fmuliu 

 the hibitits of rnk plints kunv 

 well The mtuiil li ibit it uf Pi llin 



should 

 of dib 

 dl> ar 

 1 iss of 



[losed 

 applj 

 : full 



w 



pass, 

 free 



stagnant water are fatal These cavi 

 B filkd with suih lii.sL iiiiterial as frag 



I- n i\i il \ nil 1 ' ^ _i table matter, 



m nil I for the free 



, 111 , li image and the 



".'j,. I |i I 11 usual conditions 



"~ l-i ■ rpprivate iiliii-- 111 " i.a^t » ay would be so 



ii„ted .1,™. ...a ti. f "I" ™J ' "2S i'™: 



n litpr -nMraerapli may. however, ue succebbiuii^ s'^""" 

 on recoSc- -1 stum- walls, on ledges, in small rock 

 wardens and n , 1 ,, n, .i n 1 » n 1 1 n rs of almost any country or 

 fitv n^ace Pei-i.is win. .1. sue to cultivate a large col- 

 city place, rti OninM sr.-k a situation where 

 lection ot true .iiiniii ^ , ^^ 



favorable natural or .m i i - i .nlnnms can be taken 

 advantage of. Such In. m i i 

 the seashore and in r... i 

 gions, for esaiiiplo. :>^ ■ 



or an abanil.n 



Pockets and i i . i 



able material, im.i n ; i ■ ■ n • 



may be increased by the judu. .■..-■ - .„ . 



and explosives. Boulders can be arranged in such 

 manne?as tlsecure suitable deep pockets and crevices 



be found at 

 uions— such re- 

 nany people for 

 ass of boulders 



provide them. 

 1. ared ot unsuit- 



inough to hold 

 ture their depth 

 of wedges, bars 



tions an-, it will 1..- t..uiiil that inn 

 advantage in different localities t... 

 quirements of different groups ol p ; 

 however, it should be kept constantl. 

 are plants that will grow in all s-n 

 and that it will often be much better 



upply a constant 

 >e carried from 

 IS points where 

 rable the condi- 

 can be done to 

 r the special re- 

 . In such work, 

 mill. I tliatthere 



ciples that \ 



simply give' 

 of tning a 

 tions befoic 

 grown Thi 

 tempt to gi 

 flown ( ' 



applj 



such plants as a 

 II spei les and it 

 n thi impi itance 



I cups 



• and cold 



drainage It w is i 

 places where its i n 

 same, and flnalh i i" ' ' ' 

 of barel) holding its i wu 

 number of its gieat de< p b 



The importance of pioteenuii iiuiu u»..^e "'^ 



winds and of sccuung shade in many situations must 

 no?be overlooked. Sometimes advantage may be taken 

 of 'an existing deciduous or evergreen tree or shmb 

 growth, or rapid-growing varieties can be planted to 

 make a screen While shelters of this character are of 

 valul about the outer limits of a rock garden, they can 

 hardly be used for separating its smaller con.partments 

 For this purpose slow-growing, dense-foliaged ever- 

 greens with a restricted root range are best. 

 would include the ^ 

 Thuya, Juniperus. V 

 the broad-leaved . n ■ 

 Rhododendrons (ni 

 be secured in lai^. ; 

 useful owii.^' 1.. 111. 

 area, ami tlm la.iii 

 from plarn t.. ph.. a 

 and groups f..rin tlm 

 garden and are tin 

 views from a distanc 



i a matter of much 



dwarf 



with which they can be moved 

 I-, ilrsired. As these shelter-belts 

 lia.ktjround and setting of the rock 

 iluuiinating landscape feature in 

 • their composition and disposition 

 is a matter of much importance. The disposition must 

 be governed, however, by the general arrangement of 

 the grounds but in this arrangement an agreeably 

 varied sky-line and composition of plant forms and of 

 IhTdes oFgreen should be sought f"': ■ ^ /.^f -l ^^^ck 

 tion of the background, and m the planting of tl e rock 

 warden as well, a decided character should be gnen to 

 fhe who^e and to each distinct compartment by using 

 some few effective plants in ^^'^'^tity ™*^'^"i?Jii'lS 

 number of varieties in small quantities^ Variegated 



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