. Gardens for small country houses. Gardens. FIG. 365.—ALPINE PRIMULAS GROWING IN HORIZONTAL FISSURE. thorough The great enemies Alpines, almost without ex- ception, revel in a deep, rich, cool soil. No trouble should be spared to ensure preparation of the dainty mountain plants are damp and drought. A deep, well-worked, porous soil will do more towards preventing fatalities than any amount of artificial drainage and superficial watering. Practicallj.' the whole of the alpine flora has an intense dislike of a stiff or retentive soil. All soil used for planting should contain a goodly admix- tu
. Gardens for small country houses. Gardens. FIG. 365.—ALPINE PRIMULAS GROWING IN HORIZONTAL FISSURE. thorough The great enemies Alpines, almost without ex- ception, revel in a deep, rich, cool soil. No trouble should be spared to ensure preparation of the dainty mountain plants are damp and drought. A deep, well-worked, porous soil will do more towards preventing fatalities than any amount of artificial drainage and superficial watering. Practicallj.' the whole of the alpine flora has an intense dislike of a stiff or retentive soil. All soil used for planting should contain a goodly admix- ture of sharp sand or grit. For the lime - lo\'ers, such as the encrusted saxifrages, 1 i m e, if possible in the form of old mortar rubble, should be in- corporated in the compost. All alpines dishke wet about the collar. A top-dressing one inch in thickness of small granite chips will do much to save them from this danger, and will. FIG. ^,66.—.V ROUGH RETAINING Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Jekyll, Gertrude, 1843-1932; Weaver, Lawrence, Sir, 1876-. London, Country Life [etc. ]; New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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