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Three tubs may be grouped as shown. 
A wet or boggy spot in the center will 
accommodate moisture loving margin 
plants such as—Marsh Marigold, Bugle 
(Ajuga), Forget-Me-Not, Ferns, Prim- 
At right—Cross-section of tub garden 
showing eight or ten inches of water 
above layer of rich soil. 
Dainty white Lily, 
Dressed like a bride, 
Shining with whiteness 
And scented beside. 
— Anon. 
An ordinary wooden wash tub sunk in the ground 
makes a good pool, or a large cask or hogshead, cut off 
about two feet deep is better. Much of the artistic sue- 
cess of a TUB GARDEN depends upon sinking the tub 
to its rim in the soil and then planting suitable material 
around it. Select margin plants which do not grow over 
four to eight inches tall. 
Don t make a complete ring of boulders around the 
rim, rather, group them, allowing plants to mask the 
edges of the tub and soften its too even outline. Lay 
the stones flat, NEVER stand them on end. 
Several tubs may be grouped to make a larger dis¬ 
play, but under all conditions plan so you’ll have a 
background of shrubs or evergreens against which the 
pool planting will show off. 
Don t over-plant a small pool. The mirror surface of 
a water garden is one of its greatest charms. When 
plants grow too dense, pull off some of the leaves. 
This bit of natural¬ 
ness is but twenty feet 
from a busy highway. 
Photo taken first sum¬ 
mer before sufficient 
plants were set among 
rocks. Many stones not 
well embedded in the 
soil. 
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See special 
offer in back of 
book—all plants 
for this tub gar¬ 
den at a saving. 
