■^-I^ important reason, why this lovely 

 ^ garden was looked upon only as a 

 source of supply. 

 The garden was too far away from the house. 

 One could not even gain a glimpse of it from the 

 house. Our gardens should be near, should be 

 under our very eyes. 



Why, I know of a famous garden in Massa- 

 chusetts recently sold to a commercial grower, a 

 nurseryman, because it was so far from the house 

 that it soon lost interest for those who should 

 have loved it and who should have spent hours 

 and hours in it every day among the flowers — 

 it was just too far away — and because of this lack 

 of interest and appreciation of those who should 

 have loved this beautiful garden, the gardeners 

 lost their interest. 



SITUATION 



A rose garden requires a very sunny location. 

 All-day sunshine would be so delightful and so 

 desirable. Avoid a situation where the bed will be 

 subjected to the "drip" of trees, vines, etc., as 

 roses will not thrive under such conditions. 



In the rose gardens I have planned there are 

 only hybrid teas and teas, with the exception of 



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