The Garden 

 that We Made 



Canterbury Bells and 

 low - growing rock 

 plants. 



"bind" and secure the soil as much as possible, in case 

 of heavy showers. Another mission of the larger 

 boulders is that of providing shade for such plants as must 

 be protected against glaring sunshine. 



Remember that every crevice can and must have some 

 sort of vegetation growing in it ; this will guide one in the 

 arrangement of the stones, and guard one against putting 

 down too many. If any stone seems superfluous, take it 

 away — one can easily do this oneself; and if the space 



seems too big, never mind, 

 that will make an effective 

 hollow in which a number 

 of plants can be put. Only 

 if such a hollow is too 

 sloping, so that heavy rains 

 may wash away all soil 

 from the roots, should the 

 stones be replaced by more 

 suitable ones, not otherwise. 



We Began with 

 Failure. 



Our modest beginning 

 with a rock-garden was, at 

 first, a failure. We were 

 too eager to succeed, laid 

 down too many stones, our 

 hollows sloped too much, 

 and too many branches 

 from neighbouring trees 

 shaded the little plants. Now we have learnt our lesson ; 

 and, as we add from year to year to our growing rockery, 

 we are careful not to repeat former errors. The hollows 

 should be as varying in shape as possible — big and small 

 ones, oblong, round, narrow, square, one deep down 

 nestling beside a big piece of rock, the other high up near 

 the peak of a boulder, so that the plant can climb out over 

 the stony surface. 



The rockery in its entirety must present rhythm and 



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