. The complete home landscape. Landscape gardening; Gardens. 100 THE COMPLETE HOME LANDSCAPE. S<2-ox,-i otx o/ T^ock. MooTxd - SJLoT\<z,skoalcl always tiildowrv <2^LtK<2' back tjocatcKraiix Fig. 90.—Cross section through a well prepared rockery or part of a rock garden in the crevices and pockets of the rocks where soil is deposited and root hold can be found. In building a rock garden, natural conditions must be duplicated as nearly as possible. The rock garden is the farthest extreme from the formal garden and must be kept quite separate from that vicinity of the grounds unless v
. The complete home landscape. Landscape gardening; Gardens. 100 THE COMPLETE HOME LANDSCAPE. S<2-ox,-i otx o/ T^ock. MooTxd - SJLoT\<z,skoalcl always tiildowrv <2^LtK<2' back tjocatcKraiix Fig. 90.—Cross section through a well prepared rockery or part of a rock garden in the crevices and pockets of the rocks where soil is deposited and root hold can be found. In building a rock garden, natural conditions must be duplicated as nearly as possible. The rock garden is the farthest extreme from the formal garden and must be kept quite separate from that vicinity of the grounds unless very effectively hidden. The ideal spot is a rugged, picturesque piece of ground where the natural formation or deposit of rocks and boulders suggests this treatment. Such a place should have no large trees ac- tually on it, as the roots would impoverish the soil, but some shade from the hot sun is desirable. A northern or northeasterly exposure is perhaps best. The branches of any adjacent trees should not over- hang the garden as the drip will rot the rock plants. PREPARATION When the site has been decided upon it should be dug deeply and the soil enriched and lightened, if necessary, with grit and leafmold. The soil that is to be used between the stones for the plants to grow in, should be specially prepared. A mixture of light loam (four parts), leafmold (two parts), road-grit, or crushed limestone rocks (one part), and rotten manure (two parts) is most satisfactory (Fig. 90).. 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 Jennings, Arthur J; Johnson, Leonard H. New York, A. T. De La Mare
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