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apart, to be concealed at all costs. Gardens, 

 however, are so small in these days of dear 

 land that we cannot afford to neglect the 

 possibilities of the vegetable plot in the general 

 garden effect. Therefore we should see how far 

 we can use it to increase the apparent space 

 at our disposal. A good way of effecting this 

 result is to contrive that a flower border, or 

 borders, continue from the flower garden 

 into and through the vegetable plot, thereby 

 extending the garden vista to the extreme limit 

 of the ground. 



In certain circumstances it may be advisable, 

 for the sake of obtaining a particular effect, 

 to adopt a division between the kitchen and 

 flower garden which is not a straight line. 

 It may be a bold curve or a cranked line. 



The division may be definitely marked by a 

 fence or hedge, or less conspicuously indicated 

 by an informal line of shrubs. Much depends 

 upon the disposition of the other factors and 

 the gardener's views as to the desirability or 

 not of allowing his vegetable productions to 

 claim attention. I would not for a moment 

 contend that the kitchen garden is unsightly. 

 On the contrary, its bold masses of green may 



