GARDEN PLANNING 



them from a pail until it rises above th.^ middle 

 of the pebbles. 



Another mode of filling is to use coarse 

 rubble blocks, setting them in mortar with the 

 aid of a builder's trowel. 



Similar paths may be made by substituting 

 tiles for bricks. The expense is greater and 

 more skill is required in the setting, which 

 must be done on a bed of mortar. I do not 

 think that anything is to be said in favour of 

 tiles instead of bricks. They are less porous, 

 and therefore do not dry so quickly. They 

 are also more liable to be dislodged and broken. 



Tile Paths — All-tile paths used to be in favour 

 in some suburban fore-courts, and frequently 

 offended by reason of the violent contrasts 

 in the colour of the tiles. A path of hard red 

 tiles in large squares, or of oven tiles, is not 

 displeasing, but is not economical where paths 

 are long. 



Another disadvantage of the tile path is 

 that the edging tile cannot be dispensed with. 



Stone Paths — Flagstones are occasionally 

 met with in old gardens. I do not favour 

 them for many reasons. One is that one 

 cannot help associating them with the flagged 



