88 THE COMPLETE HOME LANDSCAPE 



planted, a garden can be designed sufl&ciently large to accommodate 

 them; but whether just a few plants or a whole garden is decided upon, 

 the beds must be made a practical width. 



WIDTH OF ROSE BEDS 



The size of the garden will have some bearing on the width of the 

 beds, but in no case should they be more than four and one-half feet 

 wide, and three feet is better. This is not only a practical considera- 

 tion from the standpoint of cutting the flowers, but in addition, Roses 

 produce a better effect when arranged in narrow beds, with a large 

 area of turf surrounding them. 



The shape or outline of the beds should follow the lines of the 

 garden, leaving, if possible, a good, broad panel of turf down the 

 central axis. 



A bed three feet wide will accommodate two rows of bushes planted 

 eighteen inches apart and nine inches from the edge of the bed. 



Turf makes the most pleasing walk from a practical as well as 

 from an esthetic standpoint, the ground- 

 work of green forming a splendid foil for 

 the rich colors in the Roses. 



PREPARATION OF ROSE BEDS 



As previously stated, Roses must have 

 good drainage, and to make sure of this it is 

 advisable to supply drainage in each bed. 

 While it must not be understood that the 

 following instructions are absolutely impera- 

 tive to successful Rose 

 growing, it is certain 

 that the better the soil 

 and conditions they are 

 given, the better . the 

 Roses will grow. 



This, then, is the 

 ideal: Dig out the bed 

 two or two and 'one- 

 half feet deep. On the 

 bottom place a six-inch 

 layer of broken stone or 



— PeplK ±-D plarxt • 





Fig. 84. — Planting a Rose bush — one case in which the 

 reset plant should stand deeper than it|grew before 



