CHAPTER XVI. Easy Rock and Wall Gardening

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

TO FACE PAGE

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.