A WALL GARDEN
One of the prettiest features of, my garden is a wall.in which alpine'plants grow, writes the'correspondent of the "Christian Science Monitor, 3' at London. It is built of stones of uneven size. The largest were 'placed at' the bottom, to give* good foundation, andthe stones gradually became smaller to the apex. As the stones were un-: even holes or pockets were left. These were filled with; soil and were planted with alpine "ge'tiis. For this class of gardening I find that aubretias,-. saxifrages, helianthemums, gentians, and, in the shadier!placeß ferns, are'■ well' suited. All ofi'them seed themselves from time to and soon thb wall; becomes a charming picture. It is! advisable wheTever possible to use a porous stone, such', as mountain "limestone. The roots find their way into the. pores and take moisture therefrom' during dry weather. The stems creep over tho stones as happily as though they were in beds. Whenever possiblo the wall should run from north to south, so that the full benefit of sunlight is obtained.
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 100, 30 April 1931, Page 21
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173A WALL GARDEN Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 100, 30 April 1931, Page 21
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