POINTS1. Grow no plant which does not strike you as either beautiful or interesting.2. Learn the requirements of every plant as far as possible before ordering it, and have everything ready before its arrival.3. Do not overcrowd, but allow every plant to develop and display its own form of beauty. On the other hand, show as little bare earth as possible at every season of the year.4. Have few beds and many and wide borders. It will often, however, be found convenient to grow in beds such flowers as Carnations, which require to be frequently replanted, and which will not tolerate the competition of other plants; but even with Carnations may be planted many bulbs, such as Crocuses, Tulips, Spanish Irises and Gladioli. In any case, aim at being a four-season gardener, and make your garden interesting in every part the year through.5. The borders should generally be wide—where there is ample space not less than nine to twelve feet. They should be backed by a plant-covered trellis or wall, or by flowering and evergreen shrubs.6. Cultivate the soil to a depth of two or three feet in the manner described in this book, and in dry weather supplyabundanceof water, and keep the surface mulched either with moss or manure, or with loose soil.7. In arranging mixed borders, avoid dottiness, preferring rather to plant bold clumps or masses of individual species. Let the surface of the soil be carpeted by low-growing, surface-rooting plants, such as thedwarf Campanulas, Aubrietias, Arenarias, Silene acaulis, S. alpestre, Linaria alpina, Veronica saxatilis and the like. Let the taller growing plants be mostly towards the back of the border, and the smaller plants mostly near the front, but avoid primness by allowing an occasional clump of tall plants (especially those, such as Gladioli and Lilies, which need special care) to break the front margin, and by letting the dwarfer carpeting plants spread towards the back of the border.8. Keep in a shed or in a corner of the garden a compost heap composed of two parts sand, one part fibrous loam (such as the top spit of meadow land), one part of two-year-old leaf mould, and one part of two-year-old stable manure. Whenever one is transplanting a herbaceous or other plant, it will be found very helpful to cover the roots with a few inches of this soil. Mixed with an equal quantity of sand it will also be useful to place round bulbs when planting them.9. When planting, always dig a hole sufficiently large and deep to contain the roots well spread out. Place the plant in position, cover the roots with a few inches of the compost just named, and give a bucketful of water to settle the earth. Then fill up the hole with ordinary soil, firmly pressing with the foot if necessary, though the liberally watering often does away with the need. In any case the surface should be ruffled up into a state of looseness in order to check evaporation.10. Keep a special garden notebook in which to note things which want correcting or developing. If not noted when recognised, they are likely to be forgotten when the season for making the change comes round. Also note any good plants or good effects which you may see in the gardens of others.11. Buy your seeds of the best seedsmen, regardless of price. Buy your plants from the best nurseries, even though they may be listed a little cheaper elsewhere.12. Do not be content merely to copy the "arrangements," "groupings" and such which you may see suggested in books or practised by your friends. Study books, study gardens, and study wild nature, but use your own brains.13. Make, or remake, one border every year. You will thus always have sufficient surprise to afford spice or seasoning to the "settled" part of your garden.14. It is interesting, in addition to cultivating a large variety of flowers, to grow one flower or one race of flowers as a specialty.[112]
1. Grow no plant which does not strike you as either beautiful or interesting.
2. Learn the requirements of every plant as far as possible before ordering it, and have everything ready before its arrival.
3. Do not overcrowd, but allow every plant to develop and display its own form of beauty. On the other hand, show as little bare earth as possible at every season of the year.
4. Have few beds and many and wide borders. It will often, however, be found convenient to grow in beds such flowers as Carnations, which require to be frequently replanted, and which will not tolerate the competition of other plants; but even with Carnations may be planted many bulbs, such as Crocuses, Tulips, Spanish Irises and Gladioli. In any case, aim at being a four-season gardener, and make your garden interesting in every part the year through.
5. The borders should generally be wide—where there is ample space not less than nine to twelve feet. They should be backed by a plant-covered trellis or wall, or by flowering and evergreen shrubs.
6. Cultivate the soil to a depth of two or three feet in the manner described in this book, and in dry weather supplyabundanceof water, and keep the surface mulched either with moss or manure, or with loose soil.
7. In arranging mixed borders, avoid dottiness, preferring rather to plant bold clumps or masses of individual species. Let the surface of the soil be carpeted by low-growing, surface-rooting plants, such as thedwarf Campanulas, Aubrietias, Arenarias, Silene acaulis, S. alpestre, Linaria alpina, Veronica saxatilis and the like. Let the taller growing plants be mostly towards the back of the border, and the smaller plants mostly near the front, but avoid primness by allowing an occasional clump of tall plants (especially those, such as Gladioli and Lilies, which need special care) to break the front margin, and by letting the dwarfer carpeting plants spread towards the back of the border.
8. Keep in a shed or in a corner of the garden a compost heap composed of two parts sand, one part fibrous loam (such as the top spit of meadow land), one part of two-year-old leaf mould, and one part of two-year-old stable manure. Whenever one is transplanting a herbaceous or other plant, it will be found very helpful to cover the roots with a few inches of this soil. Mixed with an equal quantity of sand it will also be useful to place round bulbs when planting them.
9. When planting, always dig a hole sufficiently large and deep to contain the roots well spread out. Place the plant in position, cover the roots with a few inches of the compost just named, and give a bucketful of water to settle the earth. Then fill up the hole with ordinary soil, firmly pressing with the foot if necessary, though the liberally watering often does away with the need. In any case the surface should be ruffled up into a state of looseness in order to check evaporation.
10. Keep a special garden notebook in which to note things which want correcting or developing. If not noted when recognised, they are likely to be forgotten when the season for making the change comes round. Also note any good plants or good effects which you may see in the gardens of others.
11. Buy your seeds of the best seedsmen, regardless of price. Buy your plants from the best nurseries, even though they may be listed a little cheaper elsewhere.
12. Do not be content merely to copy the "arrangements," "groupings" and such which you may see suggested in books or practised by your friends. Study books, study gardens, and study wild nature, but use your own brains.
13. Make, or remake, one border every year. You will thus always have sufficient surprise to afford spice or seasoning to the "settled" part of your garden.
14. It is interesting, in addition to cultivating a large variety of flowers, to grow one flower or one race of flowers as a specialty.
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THE most satisfactory Plants for the Garden, and amongstTHE MOST BEAUTIFULare the following improved varieties ofHARDY PERENNIALSCULTIVATED BYKELWAY & SONTHE ROYAL HORTICULTURISTSLANGPORT, SOMERSETKELWAY'S PÆONIESCollection D—42s. per dozen; 50 for £7 7s.KELWAY'S DELPHINIUMSCollection D—42s. per dozen; 50 for £7 7s.KELWAY'S GAILLARDIASCollection C—18s. per dozen; 100 for £6 6s.KELWAY'S PYRETHRUMSCollection C—21s. per dozen; 100 for £7 7s.Nearly all the best new varieties of the above-mentioned important families ORIGINATED in the Langport Nurseries.More Certificates and Awards of Merit for improved varieties of Hardy Plants have been awarded by the R.H.S. to KELWAY & SON than to any firm.KELWAY'S "MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE" for 1901, by far the best Horticultural Catalogue and Guide published, will be sent post free for 1s. 6d. It contains interesting particulars of all the best Hardy Herbaceous Plants, &c., and ofKelway's "Artistic" Borders(registered).133 GOLD AND SILVER MEDALS—London, Paris, Chicago, &c.KELWAY & SON,Langport, Somerset
THE most satisfactory Plants for the Garden, and amongstTHE MOST BEAUTIFULare the following improved varieties of
HARDY PERENNIALSCULTIVATED BYKELWAY & SONTHE ROYAL HORTICULTURISTSLANGPORT, SOMERSET
KELWAY'S PÆONIES
Collection D—42s. per dozen; 50 for £7 7s.
KELWAY'S DELPHINIUMS
Collection D—42s. per dozen; 50 for £7 7s.
KELWAY'S GAILLARDIAS
Collection C—18s. per dozen; 100 for £6 6s.
KELWAY'S PYRETHRUMS
Collection C—21s. per dozen; 100 for £7 7s.
Nearly all the best new varieties of the above-mentioned important families ORIGINATED in the Langport Nurseries.
More Certificates and Awards of Merit for improved varieties of Hardy Plants have been awarded by the R.H.S. to KELWAY & SON than to any firm.
KELWAY'S "MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE" for 1901, by far the best Horticultural Catalogue and Guide published, will be sent post free for 1s. 6d. It contains interesting particulars of all the best Hardy Herbaceous Plants, &c., and ofKelway's "Artistic" Borders(registered).
133 GOLD AND SILVER MEDALS—London, Paris, Chicago, &c.
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Vol. X.—THE RAPE OF THE LOCK. ByAlexander Pope. With Nine Illustrations byAubrey Beardsley.
Vol. XI.—CHRISTMAS AT THE MERMAID. ByTheodore Watts-Dunton. With Nine Illustrations byHerbert Cole.
Vol. XII.—SONGS OF INNOCENCE. ByWilliam Blake. With Eight Illustrations byGeraldine Morris.
Other Volumes in Preparation
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TRANSCRIBER'S NOTESpelling has been made consistent with regards to ligatures. Other inconsistencies in spelling, hyphenation, spacing and capitalisation have been retained.Missing and misplaced punctuation in the advertisements at the end of the text have been silently corrected.Page 16, "euonynus" changed to "euonymus" (pines, euonymus, privet)Page 25, closing quote added (fond of such?")Page 36, "augustifulium" changed to "angustifolium" (Asplenium angustifolium.)Page 39, "The" changed to "the" (Flower, the Dark-blue)Page 40, removed comma (Milla uniflora.)Page 46, "tribola" changed to "triloba" (H. triloba)Page 50, "altough" changed to "although" (Iris, although he had)Page 58, "humble-bee" changed to "bumble-bee" (its bumble-bee visitors)Page 59, "Oleverianum" changed to "Oliverianum" (E. Oliverianum)Page 69, "coccineo" changed to "coccinea" (triphylla flore coccinea)Page 95, "herbaceus" changed to "herbaceous" (hardy herbaceous plants)Page 101, "develope" changed to "develop" (they develop to a)
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE
Spelling has been made consistent with regards to ligatures. Other inconsistencies in spelling, hyphenation, spacing and capitalisation have been retained.
Missing and misplaced punctuation in the advertisements at the end of the text have been silently corrected.
Page 16, "euonynus" changed to "euonymus" (pines, euonymus, privet)Page 25, closing quote added (fond of such?")Page 36, "augustifulium" changed to "angustifolium" (Asplenium angustifolium.)Page 39, "The" changed to "the" (Flower, the Dark-blue)Page 40, removed comma (Milla uniflora.)Page 46, "tribola" changed to "triloba" (H. triloba)Page 50, "altough" changed to "although" (Iris, although he had)Page 58, "humble-bee" changed to "bumble-bee" (its bumble-bee visitors)Page 59, "Oleverianum" changed to "Oliverianum" (E. Oliverianum)Page 69, "coccineo" changed to "coccinea" (triphylla flore coccinea)Page 95, "herbaceus" changed to "herbaceous" (hardy herbaceous plants)Page 101, "develope" changed to "develop" (they develop to a)