. The book of the garden. Gardening. 656 GARDENESQUE STYLE OF FLOWER-GARDENS. the walk. This border, if exceeding 6 feet, may be laid out in form of any of the four figures, 900 to 903, but with gravel Fig. walks, and stone, slate, tile, or composi- tion edgings, as should also be those of the broad wTalk. There is no impropriety, .in such cases, in having a border of 18 inches or 2 feet close to the walls of the house, for creepers to be trained on the walls, and also for small, and, as much as can be, odoriferous flowering plants to cover the soil—which is desirable on account of appea
. The book of the garden. Gardening. 656 GARDENESQUE STYLE OF FLOWER-GARDENS. the walk. This border, if exceeding 6 feet, may be laid out in form of any of the four figures, 900 to 903, but with gravel Fig. walks, and stone, slate, tile, or composi- tion edgings, as should also be those of the broad wTalk. There is no impropriety, .in such cases, in having a border of 18 inches or 2 feet close to the walls of the house, for creepers to be trained on the walls, and also for small, and, as much as can be, odoriferous flowering plants to cover the soil—which is desirable on account of appearance, as well as for pre- venting the splashing of the walls during heavy rains. There can only be one objection to such a border, and that is, the fear of damp penetrating the walls. This, how- ever, can readily be provided against, by draining well under it, and cutting off the connection between the border and wall, by introducing slate or pavement set on edge, and placed parallel to the walls, and from 2 to 4 inches distant from them. The opening above may be left open, but it were much better that it should be covered with a neat cast-iron grating, to prevent leaves or other litter falling in. These, however, should not be fastened down, as it may become necessary at times to remove them for the purpose of clearing out any matter that may fall into the space. We may here remark that, if circum- stances are otherwise favourable, the gar- den should be placed on the north side of the house—that is to say, if immediately connected with it—because all flowers na- turally turn to the sun, and would in that case present their faces, as it were, to the windows from whence the garden is viewed. In no instance have we seen this better exemplified than at Belton House, the seat of Earl Brownlow, where the magnificent flower-garden is thus placed. This is a very important point to be kept in view in fixing on the proper situation for a flower-garden—namely, the form and arra
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