118 MAKING OF A FLOWER GARDEN 



At any rate it is likely to be a matter of years during 

 which the vine will demand more and more in the way 

 of sustenance, which now can only be supplied in the 

 way of top dressing. 



Where the soil about the house is fairly good, even 

 then planting close to the wall has disadvantages, as 

 the plant is apt to suffer for lack of moisture, the 

 tendency being for the water to run away from the 

 house, and on the side which receives little rain the 

 ground is naturally quite dry. For this reason it is 

 better to plant the vine out a distance from the wall, 

 even as much as three feet sometimes, according to 

 conditions. This need not interfere with the care of 

 the lawn or leave an unsightly bare spot, as it is only 

 necessary to lay back the sod, set the vine in a deep 

 hole of fine soil and bury the stem of the vine under 

 the sod up to a point a few inches from the wall, 

 where it may emerge and attach itself to the support 

 provided. 



Certain vines, like the trumpet vine, the woodbine, 

 the climbing hydrangea, will send out roots along the 

 buried stem and so perfect a much better root system 

 than when planted in the usual way. 



The matter of support is also of much importance 

 and should, if possible, be provided from the start, as 

 a failure to find support at once often results in the 

 loss of a vine or much lost energy and growth in the 

 search. Such vines as attach themselves to walls by 



