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GARDEN PLANNING 



brought into proper relation with the ground 

 on either side. 



That is best done by adopting the rule of 

 making the level of the path at its edges the 

 same as that of the turf (when it skirts a grass 

 plot), and an inch and a half higher than the 

 edge of the border when it comes against the 

 soil. This is shown in the sectional illustration. 



The weight of 

 the bricks keeps 

 them in place, but 



Fig. 20.- Section of brick path well to Com- 



pact the soil of 

 the border where it comes against the path by 

 ramming, to ensure that the bricks on that side 

 do not get out of place. In the case of very 

 light soils I have found it desirable to push a 

 few^ slates down into the soil at the outer mar- 

 gin of the path, burying them as far as the soil 

 level. If this is done at every fourth brick, 

 and at a joint, the whole is made fairly secure. 

 Grouting with cement would perhaps be a safer 

 expedient, but I have not found it necessary. 



On sloping ground, where the slope crosses 

 the path, the latter may continue the natural 

 slope of the ground, and it should be made 



