Making the 

 Rock Garden 



Evergreen Candytuft. 



level, and the creeping 

 plants ought to be placed 

 level with the surface of 

 a stone so that they can 

 ramble at their leisure ; 

 those who do not require 

 any particular depth of 

 soil can be put in any and 

 every crevice. Every- 

 thing can be suitably 

 accommodated. 



For instance, white 

 arabis, called " Snow on 

 the Mountains " in some 

 parts of England, the 



pretty little white plant that thrives so well and flowers so 

 early in the spring, can be put high up amongst the stones 

 over which it will presently ramble in every direction and 

 show to the best possible advantage. 



And the same applies to aubretia, which— if it only may 

 bask in the sun — will completely clothe the stone blocks in 

 a single summer ;" creeping Jenny, that golden-blossomed 

 plant which, once planted, spreads so rapidly that one 

 must prune it severely, or it will take the upper hand at the 

 expense of its neighbours, and almost invade their territory ; 

 Crucianella stylosa, with pink blossoms behaves in a similar 

 manner, but is taller, and should be given a larger area to 

 occupy — a thing it will soon accomplish. 



Saxifragas of every kind are suit- 

 able for rockeries, and so are all 

 species of houseleeks and of silene — 

 everybody knows that, I am sure. 

 But that is not an adequate selection ; 

 there are many, many others, all 

 suitable. 



Some Favourites 

 of Mine. 



I will just mention a few that are 



A view of the Rock- 

 Garden taken from the 

 front steps. 



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