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placed near the upper surface of a jutting 

 rock, over which they will push their flexible 

 shoots and form a curtain of graceful foliage 

 and flower on the vertical wall beneath. 



You will not have omitted to make a rough 

 informal walk through, or alongside your rock 

 garden. Let it be gravelled, and allow some 

 of the smaller and more vigorous plants, like 

 the sedums, to soften off its edges ; even 

 tolerate their intrusion on the gravel, within 

 reasonable limits. 



It only remains for you to keep an eye on 

 your Alpine family, when it is once established, 

 removing weeds and checking the more pro- 

 lific individuals. For the rest leave Nature 

 to herself. If your efforts at a- natural effect 

 have not been so complete as you would wish, 

 she will quickly correct your work by her 

 irregular methods and characteristic habit of 

 filling every available corner with plant life. 



If the rock garden be in the open, as shown 

 in Example 2, it will be useful to plant a few 

 shrubs of moderate size on the margins skirted 

 by grass. They will form a good background 



