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which were popular with such designers as Le 

 Notre, London and Wise were only suitable to 

 accompany immense houses, and impressive as 

 they are, natural grouping would be more beautiful. 

 Avenues of small flowering trees might be more 

 often introduced into small places, or as connect- 

 ing ways between internal divisions of a garden. 

 A thorn avenue rising from mown grass is a charm- 

 ing feature, and the avenues of fruit trees through 

 a kitchen garden is one of its beauties that might 

 well be copied elsewhere. Whatever tree is used 

 only that variety should be repeated. An avenue 

 of mixed trees has no dignity. 



HEDGES 



A WELL-GROWN hedge is one of the greatest orna- 

 ments a garden can possess. Its colour and 

 expression of finish and well-being makes its value 

 comparable to that of grass, and moreover its 

 service as a screen is without rival. It is the best 

 possible backing to herbaceous beds. When used 

 like this, 2 it. at least of beaten alley must be left 

 between the planting line of flowers and the hedge, 

 whose roots prevent anything thriving in contact 

 with them. If space cannot be spared, a brick or 

 concrete wall should be sunk 2 ft. away from the 

 centre, descending 3 ft., in order to confine the 

 roots. 



