58 GARDENS : THEIR FORM AND DESIGN 



design can be repeated twice or four times, as suits the 

 garden best. A graceful statue is in the centre of each 

 design, and all the flower-beds are outlined by low walls. 

 Very small Italian oil-jars, or some of Mrs. Watts' 

 pottery boxes, are set upon these walls, and if sweet- 

 smelling herbs or flowers are planted in them, they give 

 an old-fashioned look. 



Carnations grow particularly well in terra-cotta boxes, 



and this is helpful if rabbits 

 happen to encroach upon a 

 garden. They much like to 

 nibble a carnation stem, it has 

 a special attraction for them. 

 When the plant is in a box and 

 stands upon a wall, they feel it 

 is within the gardener's pro- 

 vince, and consequently some- 

 times show some respect. 

 Other plants that look well grown thus are roses, 

 sweet - scented geraniums, verbenas, especially the 

 Miss Willmott variety, fuchsias, funkias, and chrysan- 

 themums. It should be remembered that proper 

 drainage has to be secured if they are to do well. Not 

 only must they be properly potted with suitable mould 

 and crocks, but good holes must be bored in the bottom 

 of the pottery vase or box. Also, for preference, it is 

 best to stand them upon stone, where water runs away 

 easily. 



The shadow paths of shrubberies in Italy are often 

 outlined with pots of arum lilies, which are in flower 

 there about the end of May. These look very well 

 against bushes of box, and give much light and bright- 

 ness to a dark wood. In England we can obtain a 

 similar effect by using the tall blue-and-white campanula 

 pyramidalis to outline our paths. In August they look 



Fig. 49. 



