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centre of a flower bed. There is no objection 

 to allowing a small-leaved ivy to cling to its 

 lower part, or a few Sedums to root themselves 

 in the crevices about its base. 



4. Some Smaller Accessories. — The owner 

 of a well-planned and well-planted garden, 

 apparently from simple oversight, occasionally 

 permits the existence of some irritating eyesore 

 in the form of a small accessory, hence I advise 

 every owner of a picturesque garden to consider 

 even the smallest details in their connection 

 with the general effect. 



I have already alluded to the practice of 

 placing quite unnecessary objects, like shells 

 and minerals, amongst the flowers, and I now 

 more particularly refer to objects of use, such 

 as stakes, labels and the like, in which there is 

 generally a choice between the sightly and the 

 unsightly. 



Stakes are indispensable to a well-kept 

 garden, much as we should like to do without 

 them. 



The majority of gardeners use bamboos, 



