CHAPTER VIII 



COTTAGE AND FOOD 



The question of finding a suitable cottage for a 

 lady gardener is sometimes considered a difficulty 

 by employers. But this need not be so. As a 

 rule, the cottage stands alone in the kitchen garden, 

 or near by, and what is large enough for a married 

 man with many children will suit a lady admirably. 



A lady gardener will want either a companion 

 or a servant, as it is too tiring for her to cook and 

 manage for herself after a hard day's work. There 

 are several ways of arranging this comfortably. 

 Should the salary be a large one, it will be best to 

 have a servant to cook and undertake all house- 

 hold duties. If the cost of a resident servant is 

 too great, it will probably be possible to make some 

 arrangement with a woman in the village. She 

 wiU come for so many hours a day for cleaning 

 and rough work, and the cooking can be dealt 

 with by the gardener herself. As, however, it is 

 extremely important that she should keep in good 

 health, I urge that she should endeavour, by some 



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