CHILDREN'S GARDENS 



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blade and turn the spadeful of earth over just in front 

 of where it is taken up, and then stand up straight. 

 Break up the lumps of earth with a chopping motion. 

 Neither spades nor rakes should be used to pound up 



Photos by the Author 



Spading, first posi- Side view. Spade Second position. 



tion 



blade half down. 

 Note the narrow 

 trench kept in 

 front of the spade 



Breaking the 

 spadeful loose by 

 leaning, before 

 lifting it. 



hard lumps of earth, as this will sometimes break the 

 tools. If care is used while spading, the ground can 

 be left quite level, and this will reduce the amount of 

 raking necessary. 



Spades can be purchased which are about two-thirds 

 the size of the large garden spade. They should have 

 foot rests. 



Hoeing. It may be well to shorten the length of 

 the handle of the hoe for the use of children. The 



