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that when I stood in the hollow at the foot of 
my little steps these roses and creepers gave 
additional height. Then below, in the shadow, 
I planted low-growing things that did not mind 
the shade, some ferns, primroses, cyclamen, 
CYCLAMEN IN SHADY t( DECLIVITY ” 
Saxifraga hypnoides covering the stones 
and lily of the valley. There were autumn 
as well as spring flowering cyclamen, so that 
I always found something of interest in my 
little hollow, which I fancifully named the 
“ Declivity.” But this is only one of the many 
hundreds of ways one can make scenery in 
a wild garden, and find great pleasure and 
