8 Villa Gardens 



To ensure success in planning a small 

 garden, it is necessary to consider carefully 

 the four essential factors : — 

 The Beds. 

 The Walks. 

 The Grass. 

 The Aspect. 



The last is important as governing the 

 position of the principal beds, and otherwise 

 determining the details of the plan. 



Of the three other factors, the beds should 

 receive first consideration, and they may well 

 Occupy more space than is usually allowed to 

 them. Before I deal with the beds and walks 

 however, I must first say a few words about 

 the grass, particularly in its relation to the 

 other two factors. 



The lawn is so dear to the heart of the 

 average gardener — he must have his little 

 square of neatly mown turf — that I would not 

 deprive him of it, though I could design him 

 a garden, and a delightful one too, without 

 so much as a square yard of grass. 



I confess, however, that, where space per- 



