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HERBACEOUS GARDEN 
near the roots and bend it so that although 
the plant stood upright in the trench the roots 
were all spread along it. The next plant goes 
in on the top of the roots of the previous 
one. So that the roots instead of being spread 
out separately, which would leave a gap in the 
hedge above, lie along the trench one on the 
top of the other, enabling the plants to be close 
together above ground and in an unbroken line. 
The relations to the surroundings must be 
taken into consideration when laying out a 
garden. 
It is far better to do your best with the 
material at hand, than to strive for the un- 
attainable. An example of what not to do is 
that of a new garden on a low cliff (exposed 
to every wind from the sea, with sand blowing 
in, and very bleak), where a sort of Italian 
terraced garden, copied, one would suppose, 
from I sola Bella, had been attempted. Per- 
golas with shrivelled and attenuated roses 
trembled in the wind, large vases and bas-relief 
boxes were filled with stunted plants of sorts 
that require warmth in which to luxuriate ; 
and though one could follow the idea of 
tumbling masses of ivy geraniums and bushes 
of heliotrope which the owner was fondly 
striving to produce, it didn’t 46 come off,” 
