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Work to be done in the Garden . 
Thus, in going down your spade cuts a steep 
straight side— and as you throw the spade out 
slightly the earth is pushed up a little. You 
divide the edging plants, whether Box, or Thrift, 
or Thyme, or even Gentianella, into little tufts, and 
press each tuft firmly against the straight cut side, 
— and as you go on you fill the trench up neatly. 
The Gentianella does best, however, filled up with 
light rich mould similar to peat earth. And if you 
make use of Thyme it likes very sandy soil. 
Thyme, however, I warn you, is not a proper 
edging plant — only its scent is delightful and you 
may well be fond of its beautiful little flowers and 
of its small pink leaves. You may, too, sometimes 
be able to collect the plants for yourselves from 
some lovely Thyme down, from which you delight 
in bringing it. And hardy Heathers, too, are such 
delightful border plants — and some of the creeping 
Saxifrages are also extremely pretty. 
If by any chance your garden should indeed 
have a stone edging or a tile of any sort, I advise 
you strongly to let this plant creep on it, as it 
looks very pretty thus and takes away quite the 
ugliness of a stiff stone edging. 
