The Garden 
that We Made 
that this had to be rearranged. Personally, I think that 
any building planted directly on sandy ground looks 
unfinished, not to say downright ugly. 
We now made a border, about half a yard in depth, 
along the wall, and here we planted a number of perennial 
flowers. 
Very soon we found, however, that they looked a 
confused muddle. The space was not large enough to 
accommodate so many, and the effect was unsatisfactory. 
The best way to arrange a bed of perennials is to have a 
few well-chosen kinds, and plenty of each kind. Then the 
effect is good, as the masses assert themselves. Also put 
the plants close together ; that aids in producing a richness 
of effect. 
Our “ Hospital 
for Flowers.” 
Our next experiment was with monthly roses. But the 
gales were too much for them towards the autumn, and in 
the summer the sun was too strong. The poor wee roses kadin g pa fr h om an t d he park 
, . . ttti to the Flower Garden. 
were dying away! When 
we found this out we moved 
them to an especially-shel- 
tered spot in the orchard 
that I call “The Hospital 
for Flowers.” Every plant 
that seems sick or ailing is 
always moved there, and — 
marvellous to relate — they 
soon show signs of recovery 
in that sheltered, sunny spot. 
Flowers that Withstood 
the Sun and Gales. 
After having had two 
successive years of failure 
with our flower-bed along the 
wall of the house, we had a 
lucky inspiration, and our 
next project was a success. 
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