. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1905. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. CORNER ROCKERIES IN CITIES IN attempting to add true beauty to the landscape or even to the small lot the tendency in recent years has been to main- tain as nearly as possible a strict natural- ness. There are, however, very many cases in which art and nature must be combined to give the desirable effect. Large boulders and ledges are in them- selves natural objects which add a charm to their surroundings. Loose rocks and cobbles on the other hand are unsightly rub- bish. But even these objectionable smaller stones
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1905. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. CORNER ROCKERIES IN CITIES IN attempting to add true beauty to the landscape or even to the small lot the tendency in recent years has been to main- tain as nearly as possible a strict natural- ness. There are, however, very many cases in which art and nature must be combined to give the desirable effect. Large boulders and ledges are in them- selves natural objects which add a charm to their surroundings. Loose rocks and cobbles on the other hand are unsightly rub- bish. But even these objectionable smaller stones may be made use of by having them form the nucleus for clumps of shrubs. It is the larger shaggy ledges, however, that give the best effect. Large boulders arranged along a stpep embankment with no regular outline add a naturalness and beauty which can be ob- tained in no other way. By combining plants and rocks even small level lawns may be rendered much more beautiful. Too frequently a corner lot is spoiled by " busy " people taking short cuts and making a hideous path across what otherwise would be a beautiful lawn, ^fanv. The First Prize Rockery in a Hamilton Rockery Competition. 264 means of preventing the making of these unsightly paths have been tried. Fences are being discarded. Shrubs and trees are effective, but as a rule rockeries add more beauty and are just as efficient in prevent- ing inroads of hurried pedestrians. Large, water-worn Hmestone rocks pro- duce the best effect. They are so rough and irregular that they are almost certain to present a natural appearance. By com- bining what artistic tendency is possessed by even an amateur landscape gardener with the inherent naturalness of the rocks themselves it is an easy matter to produce a very pleasing effect. In building the rockery none but the best soil should be used, and it is important that it be well packed into every corner between the rocks. The choice of shrubs, plants and vines will depend
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