If even a formal wall garden is incom. 
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— PATH o PAVED _ . . 
“WALK _ loath to disturb, there is still the possibility 
prehensible in the existing garden you are 
of a flowery path planted with dwarf alpines 
and rock plants. If you have a garden, there 
must be a path or walk in it somewhere. 

Why let grass or weeds grow in your 

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Bi stone path, or why build a concrete walk in 
. ii ; : your garden? A beautiful and out-of-the- 
Rew Ps 
my ap & ordinary walk can be made of stepping 

stones planted 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 favorites as well as some newetf 
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 individual plants fom 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. 
