CHAPTER V 



PLANNING AND PLANTING THE 

 GARDEN 



" Begin early, early enough to stir up enthusiasm before it is time 

 to stir up the soil." 



"With hand on the spade and heart in the sky, dress the ground 

 and till it." 



TO get the best effect of light and to avoid 

 shadows upon the plants, buildings should 

 be placed at the west end, or occasionally 

 at the extreme east if the garden is a part of a park 

 or playground. If this be done, the sun from 

 April to October, after 8 a. m., will strike the plots. 

 The afternoon sun is less scorching and, in foggy 

 regions, the western sunlight is the more important. 

 Consequently, no large trees should be to the west 

 or south of a garden; they should be to the north 

 or east. Where a garden adjoins or is part of a 

 park, if the larger paths are left as broad strips 

 of turf the effect is much more beautiful. 



To give crops a good early start, it is desirable 

 that the garden should be on a sunny slope to the 

 south, for such a location will have the advantage 

 o^^ others of giving some 40 per cent more light 

 and warmth. If possible, let the location be 



M5 



