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of restricted size, and in town gardens they are 

 apt to become coated with soot, nor are they 

 reliable in the North as they winter-kill. Where 

 space admits, however, and the temperature 

 is safe, excellent effects may be obtained with 

 ivy. It is only necessary to insert the plants 

 and to peg them down to the soil, which in 

 time they will cover with abundant growth. 

 An annual clipping in April or May will soon 

 produce a neat effect. 



Other Edgings — Many other plants are in use 

 for edgings, such as the ground myrtle, euony- 

 mus, heaths, and thrift, but as they present 

 no special difficulty in management, and have 

 no special features to commend them, I need 

 only refer to them by name, as a reminder to 

 the gardener who is casting about for some- 

 thing different. 



The Verge — This makes an admirable edg- 

 ing where space permits, and where it is not 

 subject to unfavourable conditions, such as the 

 drip of trees. To ensure the best effect it 

 should be trimmed with mathematical accuracy. 

 As the mowing and trimming involve consider- 

 able labour it will not commend itself to the 

 gardener of limited leisure. 



