. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. SUBUEBAN GAEDEXIXa. 411 tions, it is necessary to make a few brief remarks at tlie commencement. Builders of snbui-ban houses more often than not make a most fatal error in the beginning of theif work, by the manner in which they treat the ground where building operations are being carried on. One may often see the announce- ment, Turf and loam for ; Now this ought never to be allowed by the gTOund landlord in the first instance, if he values the future appearance of surrounding ground as will be trafficked upon during building operations. Th
. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. SUBUEBAN GAEDEXIXa. 411 tions, it is necessary to make a few brief remarks at tlie commencement. Builders of snbui-ban houses more often than not make a most fatal error in the beginning of theif work, by the manner in which they treat the ground where building operations are being carried on. One may often see the announce- ment, Turf and loam for ; Now this ought never to be allowed by the gTOund landlord in the first instance, if he values the future appearance of surrounding ground as will be trafficked upon during building operations. This would of course entail a trifling additional outlay, but that would be amply compensated for in the lapng out of the future grounds for planting with shrubs and flowers, and for lading down in gi^ass. Sufficient soil, too, would thus be obtainable for mounds and undulations, which are hardly ever thought of by those who an-ange this description of. his estate. It is robbing the intended garden surroundings to a considerable extent. Dispose of the subsoil, if you Hke, from the excavations for foimdations; but never that which should nomish the future shrubs and flowers. Instead of this being the case, the subsoil is too often retained as being quite good enough for the garden. Many a failure with the latter may be set down to this cause alone, which to inexperienced eyes would not be explicable on the surface of things as observed at the time of failure. "What ought to be done is as follows :—Previous to any cartage being permitted on the gTOund, the turf and top spit of soil should be shifted from the space to be occupied by the buildings, to a convenient distance for future use, including as much of the garden. These must, however, be made in such a manner as to receive the due amoimt of rainfall necessary for plant-life. We have often seen that where this kind of work has been attempted, even in larger gardens, it has not had proper consideration in this respect; th
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