76 CHILDREN'S GARDENS 



Make another loop in the same line eight feet from 

 the center stake and describe another circle. This 

 second circle outlines a four foot path about the center 

 bed. Do not allow persons to walk about the garden 

 until the paths are outlined, and then to keep to the 

 paths. The earth packs only too quickly without 

 walking on it. 



The general surface of the garden is now to be 

 looked over and corrections made in the grading. The 

 paths should be graded for surface drainage. Every 

 individual plot should now be gone over with the rake 

 and put in perfect condition, with the center a little 

 higher than the sides. 



Description of how to make a right angle on the 

 ground in the garden. A is where the center is to be. 

 B C is a straight line, made by 

 a garden line drawn taut. 

 D is three feet from A. 

 Have the end of a tape 

 measure held at A and the 

 nine foot mark held at D, 

 grasp the tape at the four 

 foot mark and pull gently 

 until it is taut along A E 

 and D E. The four foot 



mark or E will then be the apex of a right-angled 

 triangle, A E D, with a base of 3 feet, an altitude 

 of four feet and a hypotenuse of 5 feet. 



Any multiple of 3 4 5 can be used, as 6 8 

 10, 9 1215, 



