. The small rock garden. Fig. 17.~THE EDELWEISS {LEONTOPODIUM ALPINUM). 50 The Small Rock Garden CHAPTER VIII. Wall Gardening. Gardening on walls is considered by many to be in thenature of a novelty. It is not so, however, though,compared with gardening as a craft, it is certainlymodern. More than thirty-five years since, the writerhad charge of an establishment largely devoted to hardyplant-gardening wherein not less than a quarter of a mileof walls—retaining walls, chiefly—^were to be found,specially constructed to receive plant life. A small partof these had existed for some time; the majo
. The small rock garden. Fig. 17.~THE EDELWEISS {LEONTOPODIUM ALPINUM). 50 The Small Rock Garden CHAPTER VIII. Wall Gardening. Gardening on walls is considered by many to be in thenature of a novelty. It is not so, however, though,compared with gardening as a craft, it is certainlymodern. More than thirty-five years since, the writerhad charge of an establishment largely devoted to hardyplant-gardening wherein not less than a quarter of a mileof walls—retaining walls, chiefly—^were to be found,specially constructed to receive plant life. A small partof these had existed for some time; the majority,however, were, so to speak, of the moment. One longstretch was in woodland shade throughout, but theefforts to girow plants, ferns or otherwise, were notcrowned with much success. This I attributed todryness, water being at a distance, and the rainfalldiverted by the woodland trees. The ferns we desiredto clothe it with by the introduction of their (Asplenium ruta muraria) and Black RibbedMaidenh
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