130 GARDEN PLANNING 



of the vegetable plot is immaterial, and the 

 right-angled division squares things for the 

 flower garden. 



Leaving the vegetable ground for the present, 

 the next thing is to locate the principal border, 

 and if the aspect is east or west, there should 

 be no hesitation in giving it a place against 

 the north fence, where it will receive full sun. 

 The planner may therefore rule a line parallel 

 with this fence six feet distant from it, 

 adding a second parallel line at, say, three 

 feet beyond to define the principal path. Jf 

 space permits, a third line may be added, at 

 four feet beyond the second, to mark off a 

 second border, the near side of which will be 

 the grass. Reference to the illustration (Fig. 

 29) will make these operations clear. The 

 path is now represented by a narrow ribbon 

 with no terminal at either end. We may now 

 consider the approach to and destination of 

 the path. The near end must be coordinated 

 with the house door, as explained in an earlier 

 chapter, and this could be done by marking 

 off a stretch of gravel immediately behind the 

 house, from which the path may start its 

 journey. Such a device is convenient when the 



