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HOUSE & GARDEN 
For the damp garden corner the old-fashioned board 
walk is still the best type of path; instead of the 
boards, cedar branches, like miniature logs, can be 
used. They are more picturesque but less practical 
Apart from their picturesque charm stone steps are an 
indispensable feature in the rocky garden. After con¬ 
struction they can be covered with rock plants grown 
in the crevices or with ferns banked along the sides 
There should be a definite reason for the path curving. 
Sometimes it avoids a large tree or skirts an em¬ 
bankment, as here. This also is an example of a 
concrete path treated with a naturalistic pebble finish 
On a level stretch nothing is so satisfactory and lovely 
as a grass path. It is a veritable part of the garden 
and lends itself to the most charming treatments with 
border beds. It requires, however, a maximum of care 
DOES NATURE ABHOR THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW PATH? 
