THE GARDEN PATH AND BORDER 11 



the scheme ; there, a wide one seems to fit appropri- 

 ately into the plan. It is not always possible to 

 have gardens large enough to allow a wide path, 

 yet the effect of one can be produced by a little 

 contriving; for instance, if you use grass for the 

 central feature with an earth border on either side. 



If you desire a successful garden you should 

 seek for variety, not only in the cutting of the walk, 

 but in the planting of the borders. To-day every- 

 body is striving for originality and to work out 

 odd ideas that still are practical. One should re- 

 member, too, that no two gardens are exactly alike, 

 any more than two faces bear an exact resemblance. 



In describing the border, one might liken it to 

 the setting of a gem. Doubtless, it might be said 

 to be artificial but so is the planting of the flower 

 plot. It is not nature's work, but designed by the 

 hand of man and in it harmony should be developed 

 in the highest degree. 



Let us take as an example the damp garden. 

 This is usually laid out in one corner of the estate. 

 If we should treat it with a gravel walk, what 

 would be the result — dampness and disappoint- 

 ment. Now, let us change the whole plan and place 

 stringers on which boards are laid, so nailed that 



