. The story of hedgerow and pond . 290. I WONDER how often children say, andbigger jDeople too, that there is nothingto see ? Perhaps they are told to go fora walk ; and they say, Oh, that is suchan ugly way ; there is nothing to do, andnothing to see. Then another directionis suggested, but they dont like thatone any better ; there also, they say,there is nothing to see. Hedgerow Life But are there not the hedgerows,which give England its chief charm ?In my opinion a common hedgerowis more beautiful and more full of interestthan the best-kept garden. In fact, veryoften the more pretentious a
. The story of hedgerow and pond . 290. I WONDER how often children say, andbigger jDeople too, that there is nothingto see ? Perhaps they are told to go fora walk ; and they say, Oh, that is suchan ugly way ; there is nothing to do, andnothing to see. Then another directionis suggested, but they dont like thatone any better ; there also, they say,there is nothing to see. Hedgerow Life But are there not the hedgerows,which give England its chief charm ?In my opinion a common hedgerowis more beautiful and more full of interestthan the best-kept garden. In fact, veryoften the more pretentious a garden is,the uglier it is. But the hedgerow isfull of life and full of surprises for thosewho take the trouble to look for them,and the more you search the more thereis to reward you for doing so, whilethe changing seasons provide a constantvariety. If you were to start to-morrow tocollect, or only to count and keep a listof, all the different plants and flowerswhich you could find in the hedgesand growing on the banks and sidesof the
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