THE GARDEN AT HOME 



that come so readily from seed. All except the Indian 

 Pinks and Zinnias are sown where they are to bloom ; 

 these two are sown in a greenhouse in early spring and 

 planted out of doors in April. Sweet Peas are certainly 

 not to be neglected, since, if well grown, they bloom 

 throughout such a long period and are unsurpassed for 

 cutting. 



It is a great mistake to attempt to grow too many 

 kinds of plants in a small suburban garden ; they are 

 apt to promote an untidy appearance, and this, above 

 all things, is to be avoided. Mrs. Earle, in her delight- 

 ful " Pot Pourri from a Surrey Garden," has this remark : 

 " In spite of all the charming things Mr. Robinson says 

 about it, ' wild gardening ' is, I am sure, a delusion and 

 a snare." This is most true of a suburban garden when 

 it has got out of hand ; when, in fact, it has run wild. 

 Unless a small garden is kept neat and trim the owner 

 will never derive as much pleasure from it as he might 

 do in other circumstances. It is astonishing how great 

 a difference closely mown grass, neatly cut edges, clean 

 and well rolled walks make to the appearance of a little 

 garden, and it is even more remarkable how they 

 increase one's pleasure in the plants and flowers. For 

 this reason I advise the owner of a garden in the suburbs 

 to fashion his garden in formal style, and to plant it 

 largely with plants of neat habit of growth, plants that 

 do not " flop " about when their flowers are over. 



It is best to have paths of stone or brick ; their instal- 



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