. The blossom circle of the year in southern gardens. Gardening. MAKING A ROSE GARDEN 75. CHAPTER VII MAKING A ROSE GARDEN—TO LIVE IN AND LOVE CAN one conceive of a more fascinating occupation for January days than that of planning and planting a Rose garden ? There are three essentials for successful Rose growing with us, as elsewhere: good soil, good drainage, plenty of sunshine, prefer- ably of the morning sun, and if the situation is sheltered without being shaded, so much the better. Deep digging, artificial drain- age, if necessary, rich, warm, loamy soil, with some sand, and always clay
. The blossom circle of the year in southern gardens. Gardening. MAKING A ROSE GARDEN 75. CHAPTER VII MAKING A ROSE GARDEN—TO LIVE IN AND LOVE CAN one conceive of a more fascinating occupation for January days than that of planning and planting a Rose garden ? There are three essentials for successful Rose growing with us, as elsewhere: good soil, good drainage, plenty of sunshine, prefer- ably of the morning sun, and if the situation is sheltered without being shaded, so much the better. Deep digging, artificial drain- age, if necessary, rich, warm, loamy soil, with some sand, and always clay for the Hybrid Perpetuals, are the first steps in the creation of the Rose garden. More and more garden makers of the South are coming to realize that the planting of Roses in number sufficient to furnish blossoms for the house from month to month does not necessarily make a Rose garden. Far from it. To be a garden worthy of the name there is another requirement which needs as close con- sideration as the three that are usually stressed first. The Rose garden must be a beautiful picture, in season and out of season. Usually no artist would call that part of the grounds devoted to Rose growing either beautiful or worthy of his brush and canvas at any season. This is all wrong. Does not the "Queen of the Garden" deserve a setting fit for her majestic grace of line and wondrous beauty of color and tone ?. 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 Dillon, Julia Lester. New York, N. Y. , A. T. De La Mare Co.
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