146 THE GARDENEK'S COMPANION 



never come amiss. Above all be careful that you 

 have an abundant supply of white flowers in your 

 garden, for they set off all the colours, and are, 

 as a rule, the most sought after as flowers for 

 cutting. 



MASKING our PATHS OR BEDS. 



The actual work of marking out paths or flower- 

 beds is very interesting, and must be done as 

 follows. Supply yourself with a large number of 

 sticks two or three feet long, a garden line, and a 

 spade ; having measured, or at all events decided 

 where your bed begins, or ends, put in the sticks 

 a few feet apart, measuring by your eye ; you will 

 soon see how the line looks, and will, no doubt, 

 alter it many times before you get it to your 

 satisfaction ; put the line round your sticks, and 

 you will then see still more accurately where the 

 curves can be altered and improved. Spare no 

 pains to make it as good and artistic in outline as 

 possible, and when you are satisfied, cut a little 

 trench with a spade all the way round close to the 

 line ; after which dispense with both line and sticks. 



In marking a path follow the same plan exactly, 

 with one side of the walk, and measure the width, 

 four feet or six feet, or whatever width you require 



