GARDENING FOR THE SOUTH. 



CHAPTEE I. 



FORMATION AND MANAGEMENT OF GARDENS IN GENERAL. 



Situation. — The situation of the flower garden and 

 lawn should be immediately adjacent to the dwelling, in 

 order to yield the highest degree of pleasure. The most 

 satisfactory arrangement is to form the lawn directly in 

 front, and the flower garden on the side, sufficiently near 

 to be overlooked by the drawing-room windows, while 

 the sides of the dwelling, in part, and its entire rear, in- 

 cluding the kitchen and servants' yard, are sheltered and 

 concealed by trees. A dwelling thus embowered in well- 

 grown trees is always regarded with pleas ure. As neither 

 the fruit or kitchen garden, especially the latter, can be 

 considered ornamental, they should not, though near the 

 dwelling, be placed obtrusively in view. Near they should 

 be, for if either is distant, time is lost in watching its 

 progress; it is in danger of being neglected; and even if 

 this is not the case, its choicest products may gratify the 

 palate of any one besides its owner. A good arrange- 

 ment is to place them in immediate connection with the 

 pleasure-ground, proceeding from the shrubbery to the 

 fruit department, and thence to the kitchen garden. The 

 latter should also have an independent approach. It 

 should be near the stables, in order that it may be 

 copiously replenished with manure without too much 

 labor. 



Much, however, depends upon the soil. The best at 



