6 GARDEN PLANNING AND PLANTING 



may be all-sufficient. Pillar roses, similarly placed, are recom- 

 mended, and if the pillars are joined by slung chains, the most 

 rampant climbing roses will have room to grow. It is an excellent 

 plan to plant at the same pillar a climbing rose of moderate vigour, 

 such as Wallflower or Monsieur Desir, to furnish the lower part of 

 the pole, and a vigorous grower, such as Hiawatha or Crimson 

 Rambler, to cover the top and the connecting chains. Where the 

 broad, central walk joins the other* paths at the end of the garden, 

 there should be formed a large piece of gravel which could be 

 variously used : at some two thirds of its length the central path 

 may well branch into two narrower paths leading to the extreme 

 corners of the garden. The forked piece of ground that is thus 

 formed makes an admirable site for a group of flowering shrubs, 

 such as Rhododendrons, with Lilies planted among them. Small 

 beds in large gardens must be few, and only placed in points or 

 curves of grass or gravel where there is not much room, or else 

 grouped round about larger beds. A number of small beds must 

 give a spotty and unpleasing effect to the scene. The same warn- 

 ing may be given with regard to single trees or shrubs : bold masses 

 of these are much to be preferred. 



