GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS 
as people? ‘‘No two gardens, no two human faces, 
were ever quite alike,’’ says one writer, and you 
want to make yours expressive of yourself. So be- 
fore taking another step, study your grounds, large 
and small,—for if you can have only part of a tiny 
plot, you still have many possibilities of expressing 
your own ideas and taste. 
The garden is for the personal pleasure of the 
family, so DON’T put it out in front, for the care- 
less passerby. Choose a more secluded spot where, 
if you wish, you can train a vine to shade your seat 
when you want to sit down and enjoy the birds, 
butterflies and flowers. 
EASY RULES FOR ARTISTIC PLANTING 
Right here is the place to stop and draw a map 
of your proposed garden, and mark off the spaces 
for your chosen plants. You might draw half a 
dozen plans, and then choose the most suitable. 
Only never forget the simple rules of a famous 
landscape gardener :— 
1. Plant in masses, not isolated. 
2. Avoid straight lines. 
3. Preserve open lawn centers. 
When you have decided on the location of your 
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