CHAPTER XVI

EASY ROCK AND WALL GARDENING

How to get “rock” and place it--Alpine and English rock-plants--Mr. Barr’s nursery ground--Encrusted Saxifrages--The double wall--Thrift, Wallflower, and Red Valerian--One pleasing Thought 95

INDEX 103

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

A WINDOW-BOX IN JUNE _Frontispiece_ _Photo by Mrs. Bardswell_

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DOUBLE AND SINGLE PYRETHRUMS 2 _By courtesy of Messrs. Barr_

MICHAELMAS DAISIES 6 _By courtesy of Messrs. Barr_

OVERLOOKING THE TOWN 16 _Photo by T. W. Scott_

A HANGING BASKET 20 _Photo by Mrs. Bardswell_

A BOAT-SHELTER WITH CERASTIUM ON ROOF 26 _Photo by D. T. Fish_

AN EAST-END ROOF GARDEN 28

A ROOF GARDEN 30 _Photo by D. T. Fish_

POOR MAN’S WINDOW-BOX AT MILLWALL 32 _By courtesy of Mrs. Richard Frere_

POOR MAN’S HOUSE-FRONT, WITH INSIDE PARLOUR GROUP, AT MILLWALL 34 _By courtesy of Mrs. Richard Frere_

SPRING IN THE CROOK’S PLACE BOARD SCHOOL GARDEN, NORWICH 36 _By courtesy of Mr. Edward Peake_

PANSY BED IN CROOK’S PLACE BOARD SCHOOL GARDEN, NORWICH 38 _By courtesy of Mr. Edward Peake_

PART OF ROCK-GARDEN, CROOK’S PLACE BOARD SCHOOL, NORWICH 42 _By courtesy of Mr. Edward Peake_

A WATER GARDEN 50 _By courtesy of Messrs. Barr_

LILIES IN LORD ILCHESTER’S JAPANESE GARDEN, AT HOLLAND HOUSE, KENSINGTON 54 _By courtesy of “Country Life”_

BULRUSHES AND BOG BEANS IN SMALL TANK IN GARDEN 58 _Photo by T. W. Scott_

IN A SMALL SUBURBAN GARDEN 62 _Photo by John Scott_

LATE SUMMER 68 _Photo by T. W. Scott_

EARLY AUTUMN 74 _Photo by T. W. Scott_

A TOWN FERNERY 80 _Photo by Mrs. Bardswell_

THE OSMUNDA IN MAY 84 _Photo by Mrs. Bardswell_

VIRGINIAN CREEPER OVER PORCH 88 _Photo by Mrs. Bardswell_

A ROCKERY 96 _Photo by John Scott_

A ROCKERY IN EARLY SUMMER 100 _Photo by John Scott_

_Acknowledgment is due to the Editors of “The Garden,” “The Lady,” and the “Pall Mall Gazette” for their courtesy in permitting the reproduction in this book of certain chapters which appeared as articles in their respective journals._