Round the Year in the Garden 



tioned will ensure a satisfactory harvest of blossom 

 during the coming summer and promise of further 

 delights next year. 



Making a Paved Path. The advantages of a paved 

 path are many, while the only disadvantage is the high 

 initial cost, and this may be lessened by using bricks 

 instead of stone. A paved path is ideal in a little 

 formal garden, in the Rock or Rose garden, and between 

 borders of hardy flowers. Unlike that of grass, its 

 charm is enhanced when the edging plants spread and 

 creep over the margin, while the neutral tint of the 

 stone associates perfectly with the bright colours of 

 the flowers. In forming a path of this kind, the first 

 essential is to make the stones even, though not neces- 

 sarily level, and this can be accomplished only by 

 setting them in some suitable material such as sand, 

 sifted ashes, fine soil, or cement. The use of the latter 

 precludes planting between the chinks with low-growing 

 flowers unless spaces are left especially for them, and 

 it is not necessary except when a broad terrace is being 

 laid, where an absolutely level surface is desirable. 

 Care ought to be taken that the edges of some of the 

 stones do not rise above those of others, or the path 

 becomes objectionable and even dangerous. The stones 

 must, of course, be of irregular shape and of varying 

 size, otherwise the path may show a formal design, 

 and thus lose much of its charm. As March is an excel- 

 lent time for putting out small plants in the chinks, 

 the constructive work may well be undertaken now. 



In the Greenhouse 



The roots of Dahlia, Gloxinia, Tuberous Begonia, and 

 others stored for the winter, do not always pass through 

 this period satisfactorily, especially in a small green- 

 house. A frequent cause of failure is that of placing 

 the pots or boxes containing the roots beneath the green- 



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