Making the 
Rock Garden 
Evergreen Candytuft. 
level, and the creeping 
plants ought to be placed 
level with the surface of 
a stone so that they can 
ramble at their leisure ; 
those who do not require 
any particular depth of 
soil can be put in any and 
every crevice. Every- 
thing can be suitably 
accommodated. 
For instance, white 
arabis, called “Snow on 
the Mountains ’’ in some 
parts of England, the 
pretty little white plant that thrives so well and flowers so 
early in the spring, can be put high up amongst the stones 
over which it will presently ramble in every direction and 
show to the best possible advantage. 
And the same applies to aubretia, which — if it only may 
bask in the sun — will completely clothe the stone blocks in 
a single summer ; creeping Jenny, that golden-blossomed 
plant which, once planted, spreads so rapidly that one 
must prune it severely, or it will take the upper hand at the 
expense of its neighbours, and almost invade their territory ; 
Crucianella sty/osa, with pink blossoms behaves in a similar 
manner, but is taller, and should be given a larger area to 
occupy — a thing it will soon accomplish. 
Saxifragasof every kind are suit- 
able for rockeries, and so are all 
species of houseleeks and of silene — 
everybody knows that, I am sure. 
But that is not an adequate selection ; 
there are many, many others, all 
suitable. 
A view of the Rock- 
Garden taken from the 
front steps. 
Some Favourites 
of Mine. 
I will iust mention a few that are 
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