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prehensible in the existing garden you are 
loath to disturb, there is still the possibility 
of a flowery path planted with dwarf alpines 
and rock plants. If you have a garden, there 

must be a path or a walk in it somewhere. 

Why let grass or weeds grow in your stone 
path, or why build a concrete walk in your 
garden? A beautiful and out-of-the-ordinary 
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with low and dwarf compact little gems, 

tracing with delicate foliage and flowers, 
the irregular lines and zigzags your fancy has designed. 
If you are going to make a planted walk, use the accompanying sketch 
to guide you, then make a shallow trench the length and width of your path, 
from 8 to 10 inches deep. Fill and pack the bottom with four inches of coarse 
gravel, broken stones or cinders. The balance should be of good compost made 
of two-thirds loam and one-third leafmold. Remember this too should be neutral 
to alkaline. Press your stepping stones into it, making any design you wish. 
Water thoroughly to set the stones firmly, then plant. On the inside back cover 
there is a small list of plants for walk planting, however a large number of 
other low growing plants can be added to this. 
For those of you who are just beginning a rock garden or are restoring a 
run-down rock garden, we are offering inexpensive plant collections, listed on 
the last page of this book. For the beginner these are essential for they are of 
easy culture and consist of the standard ‘“‘Back-bone”’ plants of almost all rock 
gardens. For the old rock gardener “coming home’”’ these will be a delight, for 
you will find many of your old favorites as well as some newer sorts introduced 
since the war. Please remember that these collections are made up of our 
standard stock, the same plants that go to all our customers who order in- 
dividual plants from the catalogue listings. These are not weedy plants that 
will take possession of the whole garden in one season, but are choice rock 
plants that stay where you put them. Truly a simple and economic way to 
obtain good plants for filling in or for forming the nucleus of your garden, 
whether it be rock garden, wall garden or paths and terraces. 
