Identifier: gardenersmonthly2930phil (find matches)
Title: The Gardener's monthly and horticulturist
Year: 1876 (1870s)
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Subjects: Gardening
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : Charles H. Marot
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
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hout adding much to the cost, andoften with a decreased expense in the annual billsfor maintaining such grounds. In places of anyextent what is known as the wild garden hasbeen introduced in many cases with just thisresult. It has added a variety that costs little tokeep. Where there is a natural inequality in thesurface we have a ready means of giving variety,as it affords opportunities for introducing rockgardens, fern gardens, fountains, pools, rusticbridges, statuary, and other special features, tomuch better advantage than where the ground isquite level. We give here a view from thegrounds of Rocky Dell Farm, the residence ofJ. Reynal, Esq., at White Plains, N. Y. Beautifulas these grounds are, the critical landscape artistcould no doubt improve on some of the features ;still occasion has been taken to bring into playmany of the advantages noted which varietygives. We call attention to the matter at thisseason, because so many elements out of which I30 THE GARDENERS MONTHLY (May,
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AND HORTICULTURIST. COMMUNICATIONS. SUMMER ANNUALS. so much in variety may be afforded, press them- with the ground, at the base of a little plant to beselves on the attention with much greater force grafted ; fill it with water, then put a branch of thethan at other seasons of the year. choice kind in the bottle, and tie together as in in- In the past we have suggested that peculiar arching, which it really is.effects could be obtained by taking a few species ; In planting out flowers dont take them at onceand making an essential feature of them by sue- from the hot-house to the open ground; set thecessful growth for spring adornment. So also, pots out for a few days in a cold frame with plentymuch may be done for summer effect outside of of air, or under a tree in a sheltered place. Be-mere leaf and bedding plants. Why are not the i fore turning them out of pots, water; and whenclass of succulents used more for bedding pur- set in the earth, press the soil very hard about theposes?

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