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Gardening for Amateurs 



A Little Paved Garden. In laying out 

 a garden on sloping ground it is frequently 

 necessary to terrace the ground round the 

 house which is then surrounded by a fore- 

 court of greater or less extent ; the idea pre- 

 sented on this page could be effectively 

 introduced on the level below the terrace 

 wall ; it consists of a series of beds inter- 

 sected by paths of a uniform width of two 

 feet, all of which are laid in flagstones. A 

 central panelling of circles, connected by 



Terracce 



A little paved garden. 



parallel straight lines on either side, divides 

 the garden into two symmetrical parts. The 

 inner quarters are arranged on a novel plan ; 

 each consists of a series of five beds, the 

 centre one of each set being raised 18 inches 

 above the others, and retained by a 4J-inch 

 brick wall, built in cement, and planted with 

 dwarf evergreen shrubs, such as Cistus. 

 The original plan, from which this design is 

 taken, has the three circle beds in the centre 

 panel excavated and lined with cement in 

 order to form basins for retaining water ; 

 in these pigmy Water Lilies are cultivated 



along with a few of the choicer water plants, 

 such as Double Sagittaria, Typha minima, 

 and Pontaderia cordata. For the adjoining 

 panels Violas are suggested, but in the original 

 these beds are planted throughout with grey- 

 leaved Santolina, which is kept constantly 

 clipped in order to produce a low, carpet 

 effect, in harmony with the general scheme of 

 the garden, and also to give effect to the 

 sweep of the paths. The borders under the 

 terrace wall are filled with choice bulbs, 

 while the wall itself 

 is built as a dry- 

 wall, and planted 

 with Alpines ; the 

 wall is strengthened 

 at regular intervals 

 with small pillars and 

 against these various 

 dwarf shrubs are 

 trained ; the garden 

 is approached by 

 steps at each end. 

 A central feature is 

 introduced under the 

 terrace wall, in the 

 form of an old stone 

 trough, which serves 

 the double purpose 

 of breaking the line 

 of the border and 

 providing water for 

 the pools, which are 

 connected with the 

 overflow from the 

 trough, by means of 

 an ordinary 2-inch 

 drain tile, laid im- 



mediately below the 



stone pathway. The 



scheme of planting chosen covers a wide 

 range of flowers, and is suggested as being 

 likely to meet the requirements of those 

 having a small garden. 



An Old-world Garden. On page 509 is 

 shown a series of features that admit of very 

 simple treatment to render them attractive, 

 while collectively they form a garden of some 

 distinction. The chief feature is a square, 

 surrounded by paved walks and having the 

 angles developed into circles, each containing 

 two circular steps, on the top of which is 

 placed a garden vase, to take plants similar 



