GARDENING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17351, 16 May 1924, Page 9

GARDENING.

Gardening is a joy -which many women share. It can be enjoyed bv rich and The rich have the joy of planning wonderful gardens, of seeing their dreams of rose garden .7, lily ponds, rock gardens, Dutch gardens. terraces, lavender walks, gmss paths as smooth as glass, brilliant borders, and little wild corners carried out to perfection. Probably they never know the joy of the less welltc— dov woman who loves her garden end saves up her monev to buy plant*, seeds, and bulbs to plant in it, who works in her garden not only because she loves it, but because she must, for she has no gardener to do it for her if she becomes tired of it. But the woman who really loves her little garden rarely grows tired of it. The woman who has never done any gardening is well advised to begin nt once if she has a garden at. all, even if it is only a tiny one. Very few tools are needed at first: merely a spade and a fork, a rake and a litt'o trowel, and there are lots of good gardening books which will tell o, beginner simply all she wants to know. Many women make the mistake of gardening in thin shoe?; sometimes they use old slippers, and. of course, they get their ieefc cold and damp Gardening, like all other work, requires sensible clothes. Just any old clothes will not do. Tt is best to wear a pair of stout walking shoes or hoots which are watertight, but which have been given up for street wear. Then a short skirt, of tweed or serge is best, worn with a warm jumper or jersey, and covered with a strong apron or overall which must possess pockets in which to put scissors, string and raffia. If it is at all cold it is best to wear a small hat, and if you do not wear gardening gloves you should be sure to smear your

hands thickly with soap before you begin, so that the dirt- will not Stick in the lines in your hands or in the finger-nails.