The Small Rose Garden 
with Roses entirely. I am not at all sure that the 
term ‘‘ Rose garden’’ is not often taken too literally. 
I like that idea of Tennyson’s : 
“ A garden of Roses, 
And Lilies fair on the lawn.” 
And if your Roses are a little impatient of other things 
mingling with them, why not give them the beds to 
themselves, and surround the Rose garden with borders 
in which all sorts of things can be growing—lrises, 
Larkspurs, Lupins, pink Carnations, and 
“ Crowned lilies standing near 
Purple-spiked lavender.” 
In making such a garden there are a few points that 
should be remembered. Stars, crescents, and triangles 
cut in the grass are neither pleasant to look at nor 
suitable for their purpose. The design for a Rose gar- 
den, and especially for a small one, the whole of which 
will be seen at once, should possess a sense of cohesion 
in its various lines. I do not know of any more pleasant 
design than the one here illustrated. The actual area 
covered by this garden is only 28 yards square. Hybrid 
Tea and Tea Roses are the most satisfactory for such 
beds, as shown in the plan, but if a few old favourites 
are desired there is no reason why some hybrid per- 
petuals should not be used. The fault with the hybrid 
perpetual is, however, that it is not so perpetual in 
flowering as the hybrid Tea class. If one wishes to 
have a colour scheme for planting—and I have seen 
some very charming effects produced in this way—it 
can be easily achieved. I like the idea of growing the 
cream or pale yellow and pale pink varieties in one bed 
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