Aug. 26.—The small garden can be made just as attractive as the large one. Naturally, we cannot have the large expanse of lawn area which really makes a garden; but given care and attention, the small garden can be beautiful and to spend a few hours in it in the evening does take one's mind away from the worries of this topsy-tury world of ours. We. have recently seen a few very attractive small gardens. They show clearly that the owners or temporary occupants do love their garden and how proud they must be of the results of their labours. There is not much room in these and is a Route Ghisi, it is small; but what a quantity of well-grown plants it contains!!! When we saw it we wondered how room had been found for everything and how the plants had been propagated: they must have been raised in the garden for they could not have been purchased locally. The majority must have been grown from seed and many hours must have been Spent considering where to grow each different genus and where to tend for the plants until it was, time to place them in their flowering quarters. There isa short driveway to the front door, of the house, this is so arranged that a
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