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GARDEN PLANNING 



that part of the flower garden adjacent. In 

 the case just considered the hedge shadow 

 must be reckoned with, and for that reason 

 the north side of a garden having an east or 

 w^est aspect would be the best position for 

 the kitchen garden, other things being favour- 

 able. With a north or south aspect the point 

 would not arise. 



In gardens of irregular shape it is some- 

 times possible to cut oflp a triangular or awk- 

 wardly shaped piece for the vegetable plot, 

 thereby giving better form to the rest. 

 Examples of this mode of treatment will be 

 found in the plans which follow. 



In the actual making of the ground the 

 gardener must follow the directions already 

 given for trenching and manuring. 



If the garden is of any considerable size 

 a tool shed, which might be used also as a 

 potting-shed, is a great convenience. It may 

 be a very simple structure; but it is well not 

 to disfigure it with corrugated iron or other 

 unsightly material. A thatched roof of straw 

 or reeds would convert it into an almost pic- 

 turesque feature, and there is no reason why it 

 should not support a graceful flowering climber. 



