Avaust 6; 1906 
. Rosary and Pergola 
By Davin Cott. 
No garden in England is considered com- 
plete without a pergola, and rightly 80, 
for what is more delightful than a walk 
Shaded with festoons of Roses, Wistaria, 
acsonias, Clematis, and other beautiful 
climbers trained to the uprights and cross 
beams. In England they are generally 
Constructed with rustic poles. 
. The ideal place for a pergola is in con- 
Junction with a rosary, as shown in the 
sketch. The structure in the sketch is ny 
Own idea, built for the dual purpose of 
fautifying the garden and to make a 
Teakwind by leaving one side all latticed. 
he laths are crossed four inches apart, 
Which gives room to put the hand through 
When tying up the climbers It also serves 
€ essential purpose of allowing the wind 
to filter through, which for many reasons 
1s better than having the laths nailed 
closer together. If the position of the gar- 
den does not require a breakwin1 another 
idea is to have the pergola constructed 
hrough the centre of the rosary each way 
to form across. The sketch given, how- 
Ver is simple, and designed to show what 
18 required in making a rosary, : 
In the first place care should be taken 
to ada; 4 the design of a rosary to suit the 
Particular piece of land and surroundings. 
t must be simply a scroll or geometrical 
to suit the convenience of the gardener in 
Moving the hose about, and in using the 
awn mower. 
A principal feature of the design should 
be to make the rosary appear as large as 
Possible, with ever changing views ‘to 
Show off the beauties and peculiarities’ of 
ach class of rose, such as the Banksias on 
THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
the pergola for breakwind, and for the 
front Cloth of Gold, Devonshire, Gloire 
de Dijon and climbing Souvenir de la 
Malmaison. 
The pillar roses in the larger beds 
should be trained to rustic posts with wire 
netting for tying. Then the beds for 
Moss roses should be well in view. Here 
I may mention that Moss roses should be 
always pegged down. This is the only 
method to make them a success. The 
various classes should be separate. 
The plan shows four large round beds 
for pillar roses trained to the rustic posts 
10 ft high, or on tripods —posts for pre- 
ference. 
The edging of the plots is of Fairies 
The two smaller round beds are for the 
down common Moss rose. 
Prominent corners and centres of beds 
where large plants are marked on the plan 
are for standard roses and dwarf roses 
between them. 
January is one of the best months for 
preparing the ground for a rosary. To 
secure itjas permanent and beautiful for 
many years it must be trenched 2 or 3 ft 
deep. The bottom of the trench must be 
picked up and manure in plenty thrown 
in with bonedust, well prepared, and also 
mixed with the soil as the operation pro- 
ceeds. Care must be observed so as to 
have the manure below the first foot of 
surface soil, otherwise it will be in the 
way of levelling. Different soils require 
some knowledye in the way of trenching. 
If the subsuil is of a rubnle limestone 
I would decide to have gravel walks, 
which should be so placed that you can 
stand the sprinkler on them, throwing 
the water clear, so that you can move 
Jf rustic posts are used for the pillars 
and pergola uprights I must let you into 
a secret of which few gardeners know the 
value When putting the posts in the 
ground always place them in the reverse 
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way to which they grew—that is, upside 
down. This will strengthen them to a 
solid firmness and they will not rot. 
The theory of this little secret is that 
during the growth of the timber the sap 
rises in a particular way in the structure 
of the wood, and water will rise in the 
same way to the surface of the land when 
the wood is put in and cause rotting. But 
if the wood is reversed when the posts 
are placed in the soil the water will not 
rise, and this prevents the rotting. 
If rustic uprights are not used thea 
take 4x4 in jarrah timber. Erect the 
posts in pairs 2 ft apart, leaving a space 
of 10 ft between each pair of posts. They 
should be 9 or 10 tt above ground. Pig 
netting of 4 in mesh should be stapled up 
the pairs of posts nd over the top. The 
wall plate should be 4 x3 timber, and the 
netting 2 ft deep inthe front. As before 
mentioned, lattice work of 4 in should be 
nailed on to the windward side and no 
more effective breakwind is possible. This 
is {far better than a solid wall of wood or 
iron, for if the structure is made solid a 
strong wind will curl over the top, and is 
capable of a deal of harm. No matter 
how strong the wind may be the lattice 
has the effect of breaking it into a gentle 
breeze. : 
After many years of experience, and 
_ having introduced pergolas combined with 
rosaries into Australian gardens, I can 
confidently recommend these observations 
as peculiarly suitable to this climate, and 
am quite satisfied that no other part of a 
garden can be made more beautiful and 
attractive especially in the heat of an 
Australian summer. 
Jonquils and other bulbs go well with 
roses, as theycan remain in the ground. 
Carnations and pansies .also do well with 
the roses and make a fine variety of 
coloring, both in foliage and flowers. — 
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