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On the other hand, gardens which slope to- 

 ward the house throw the rain-water to the 

 lower level, necessitating some system of 

 drainage for carrying it away. 



In treating of terracing in small gardens I 

 do not use the term in the sense of walled 

 terraces. Walls are costly and not always 

 sightly adjuncts, especially in a small garden. 

 The drop from one level to the next may be 

 made by means of a grassed bank, a retaining 

 board, or a rock-faced slope, according to 

 circumstances. When the slope is to the 

 south, the face of the bank is well placed for 

 treatment as an alpine garden, and I know 

 of no better way of dealing with it. On grassed 



Fig. 35- Steps in path 



slopes shrubs may be used to conceal the 

 horizontal margin of the slope. 



Paths which pass from one level to another 



