FIG. 2.
One advantage of such an arrangement in small gardens is, that it affords the opportunity of growing a large variety of plants in a comparatively small space of ground. Another advantage is that the gardening work can be done without much stooping.
Although my flower-bed had to pass through the test of an exceptionally dry summer, not a single plant died; on the contrary all grew luxuriantly and gave me the pleasant feeling that they were vigorous and enjoying the warm sunshine which brought out the rich tints of their leaves and flowers.
THE RAISED BED.
List of Plants in Raised Flower-Bed.
Abelia Rupestris, and Rice Paper Plant, Hypericum Calycinum, various Ivies, Golden Privet, Variegated Periwinkle, Fuchsia Elegans, Dwarf Retinospora, Thujopsis Dolabrata, Cedronella Cana, Golden Juniper, Cotoneaster Buxifolia, Bambusa Fortunii-Variegata, Silver Carex, Yucca Filimentosa, Crucianella Stylosa, Linum Perenne, Ivy-leaved Toad-flax, Creeping Jenny.
Eliza Brightwen.