Amateur gardencraft; a book for the home-maker and garden lover . a simple one: Theleaves of the vines act in the capacity of shingles,and shed rain, thus keeping it from getting to thewalls of the building. But I would not advise training vines over theroof, unless it is constructed of slate or somematerial not injured by dampness, because themoisture will get below the foliage, where the suncannot get at it, and long-continued dampnesswill soon bring on decay. On account of the difficulty of getting at them,vines are never pruned to any great extent, butit would be for the betterment of them
Amateur gardencraft; a book for the home-maker and garden lover . a simple one: Theleaves of the vines act in the capacity of shingles,and shed rain, thus keeping it from getting to thewalls of the building. But I would not advise training vines over theroof, unless it is constructed of slate or somematerial not injured by dampness, because themoisture will get below the foliage, where the suncannot get at it, and long-continued dampnesswill soon bring on decay. On account of the difficulty of getting at them,vines are never pruned to any great extent, butit would be for the betterment of them if theywere gone over every year, and all the oldestbranches cut away, or thinned out enough toadmit of a free circulation of air. If this weredone, the vine would be constantly renewingitself, and most kinds would be good for a life-lime. It really is not such a difficult undertak-ing as most people imagine, for by the use of anordinary ladder one can get at most parts of abuilding, and reach such portions of the vinesas need attention most. THE HARDY BORDER. HE most satisfactory gardenof flowering plants for smallplaces, all things considered,is one composed of hardyherbaceous perennials for several reasons:1st.—Once thoroughly established they aregood for an indefinite period. 2d.—It is not necessary to make garden annually, as is the case where annuals are de-pended on. 3d.—They require less care than any otherclass of plants. 4th.—Requiring less care than other plants,they are admirably adapted to the needs of thosewho can devote only a limited amount of timeto gardening. 5th.—They include some of the most beautifulplants we have. 6th.—By a judicious selection of kinds it ispossible to have flowers from them from early inspring till late in fall. 6 81 THE HARDY BORDER I have no disposition to say disparaging thingsabout the garden of annuals. Annuals are verydesirable. Some of them are absolutely indis-pensable. But they call for a great deal
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