i8o GARDEN DESIGN 



and there be sucked up by plants. The latter is 

 an excellent way of making the most use of the 

 water, provided it does not come too rapidly for 

 the plants to take it up. 



THE ROSE GARDEN 



ROSES are worthy of a place to themselves, both 

 from the exhibitor's and the ordinary flower 

 lover's point of view. The best spot in the garden 

 is none too good for them. It should be away 

 from encroaching tree roots, exposed to sun and 

 sheltered from wind, and not in full sight of the 

 house, for during winter a rose garden is not very 

 interesting, its most prominent feature then being 

 a mulch of manure. 



A yew hedge is the best possible enclosure, for it 

 cuts the wind without excluding the sun, and the 

 blue green foliage is an admirable foil to the flowers. 

 The hedge should have a path between it and 

 the rose beds, or at any rate a three foot beaten 

 track, in order to prevent its roots from intruding. 



The beds should be simple in shape, and without 

 acute-angled corners. Beds for polyanthus may 

 be 18 in. wide to take a single row, but for massing 

 the bigger kinds from 5 to 10 ft. can be allowed. 

 A greater width than 10 ft. is not recommended, 

 or the inside bushes will be difficult to get at. 

 A simple geometrical design gives the most satis- 



