MAYFAIR NURSERIES, Bergenfield, N. J. 
HOW TO BUILD A “LIVING” WALL 
People, in general, think that a wall must be made of cut stones, 
held together with mortar. You have then, a very ordinary wall, a 
plain wall,—a dead wall. If you have a wall to build and you want 
a beautiful living wall, build it according to the sketch, slanting each 
stone toward the center. Instead of using cement, use a compost made 
of one-third sandy loam and two-thirds leaf mold, with one handful of 
sheep manure or bone meal to each pail of compost. Use dry and fill 
in spaces between stones as you would concrete. 
The dimensions given for width are minimum sizes and the wall may 
be made thicker if wanted. The thicker the better. A slant of two 
inches to a foot of height is enough to catch rain. Use rough, flat stones 
if possible—sandstone is the best medium, as it retains moisture longer. 
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PLANTS FOR WALLS 
Those marked with an * are for north and northeast exposure. 
ACHILLEA *ASPERULA GERANIUM SANTOLINA 
AETHIONEMA AUBRIETIA GYPSOPHILA SAPONARIA 
ALYSSUM , *CAMPANULA HELIANTHEMUM *SAXIFRAGA 
ANDROSACE CERASTIUM HYPERICUM SEDUM 
ANTENNARIA |... *CORYDALIS IBERIS SEMPERVIVUM 
* AQUILEGIA *CYMBALARIA IRIS SILENE ) 
ARABIS DIANTHUS MALVASTRUM THYMUS 
ARENARIA *DICENTRA PENSTEMON VERONICA 
ARMERIA ERYSIMUM PHLOX TUNICA 
ARTIMESIA . .. SFERNS| eon? POTENTILLA 
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