GARDENING FOR AMATEURS 



MAKING THE MOST OF A GARDEN 



Some Hints on Planning and Planting 



THE owner of a small garden or one of 

 moderate size would do well to decide 

 first upon its main feature. If roses 

 are chief favourites the site of the rose garden 

 should be first chosen ; if the mixed border 

 of hardy flowers and the rock garden give 

 greatest pleasure, the best position ought 

 to be theirs ; should moisture-loving plants 

 be preferred, then the pool or pond or 

 streamlet will have pride of place. It is 

 wise to arrange for some predominant 

 feature, otherwise the same kinds of plants 

 are apt to be scattered, a few roses hen-, a 

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few more farther on. and the finished garden 

 proves to lie sadly lacking in restfulness, 

 which is. or should he. its greatest charm. 

 One of the chief \\ays to ensure an attractive 

 garden is to keep the same kinds of flowers 

 together : so. if you grow roses, put them in 

 separate be<l>. and make a ne garden, 

 and keep the herbaceous plant- and bedding 

 plants and other things also in beds or 

 borders devoted solely to them. 



It goes without saying that the favourite 

 flowers should have the best place, and that, 

 so far a- concerns the majority of plants, is 



