THE FUTURE GARDEN DESIGNER 



THE reader who has been interested enough in 

 garden craft to persevere in reading through this 

 book may perhaps wonder who the garden designer 

 of the future will be, and how he (or she) can attain 

 sufficient experience and knowledge to become thoroughly 

 competent in this complicated and extensive subject. 

 Those who are thoroughly conversant with the educa- 

 tional side of horticulture, who have watched the activity 

 and success of women in this craft, and are consequently 

 fitted to give a sound opinion upon the prospects for pro- 

 fessionals in the various branches of garden craft, agree 

 that to make a success of garden design rather special 

 gifts and qualities are essential. 



Briefly, the necessary qualifications (and they apply to 

 both men and women) are : 



1. Sound health and love of outdoor life, with the con- 

 sequent accompaniment of indifference to bad weather, 

 early rising, arduous days of travelling from one place to 

 another, and other hardships. 



2. Talent for drawing and artistic work, but, above all, 

 a gift which can be cultivated by practice, that of being- 

 able to foresee ground alterations. In brief, the word 

 " imagination " comprises what is here required. 



3. The most important point of all, and one which has 

 hardly been sufficiently impressed upon the public is that, 



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