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24° WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1924 Te] ANDSCADE DEPAR]] MENT CVSHING SMITH MA THE ROCK GARDEN To my readers who may have visited Switzerland, or even some of our Western National Parks, where in the shadow of the snow-capped peaks up- on the rocky hillsides, and in the fertile damp valleys nestle great masses of Alpine Plants, it is needless to enthuse them further over the de- lights which can be derived from even a small Rock Garden. It has been only in recent years that the true Rockery has been found on any but the larger estates or in our Public Parks. Today a rockery has rockery be a retaining wall, or a part of a pre-studied Informal Garden, the stones must be sloped toward the back or inside of the wall, so as to insure the saving and collection of all of the treasured rainfall for the rootlets of the alpines. As to design that is much a matter of personal taste, but it seems to the writer that no happy result can be achieved by having the rockery rise from an otherwise level lawn in a mound or pile, and expect that it will look natural. As to soil, the alpines prefer a light, loamy even gritty soil, with a top cov- become one of the adjuncts of even the small place, and all garden lovers if they but spend the time, can produce miracles of color, clinging mosses and lichens hand in hand with ferns and rock cress and our other alpine friends spreading a protective mantle over the rugged jutting rocks. Contrary to popular belief, and much general practice, a rock garden should preferably not be built up in the shade of large trees, such as the elm. This location with the carefully : prepared pockets of rich soil gives nourishment and permits the larger tree to deplete the soil of water thus tending to bake or at least dry out the soil which for the alpines must be continually moist. For best results plan the location away from the house, and in the open, where possible, giving all of the plants enough sunlight. Even the evergreens, against whose background the bril- liant colored flowers seem to be en- hanced, take most of the moisture, and rob the soil of food. Such shade and shelter as is essential in the growth of certain plants can be best secured by the arrangement and de- sign of the rocks making up the rock- ery. In the building up of the rockery take care that the garden has more than a mere pile of stones covered with earth as its heart. Each stone must be selected with care, fitted to- gether to carry out the pre-conceived design. That is the reason why a plan as such is difficult to prepare, and why the amateur makes so many mis- takes. Nature has many examples of ideal rock arrangement for a rockery, and yet how few of us ever take time to make a sketch of a group which we admire, or even see it in our travels. In filling the earth around each stone, be sure that there are no spaces unfilled. Air spaces prevent moisture coming up from below. In this sec- tion of the country where stone is not one of the 'native' building mate- rials as it is in the vicinity of Philadel- phia, stone of the weathered softened colors, with rounded edges, and no artificial stratification is the most choice material. Limestone well se- lected can be secured from southern Wisconsin quarries where the odd pieces exposed for long years to the action of the elements are much sought after. In laying up the rocks, whether the ood ode ode eo Boob Be Be ood Boob of oo ob Be BoB BoB NOW IS THE TIME to set out Perennials and Pansies Perennials, each 15¢, up Pansies, per doz. 40c to 75¢ F. MUELLER FLORAL DECORATOR Florist and Landscape Gard Cut Flowers and Pot Plants. 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Among the evergreens which we might choose are the Common Juniper, the wintergreen, dwarf mountain pine, and the yew in several varietiés. Due to the congested, and somewhat Frank Borovicka Wholesale prices will be 746 Center St. SHRUBS PERENNIALS All Varieties of Annual Plants John Ostrowsky Landscape and Florist Gardener It is time to plant Pansies and Perennials allowed if called for. 1487 Asbury Avenue, Hubbard Woods Phone Winnetka 546-J Phone 283 WINNETKA 4 p: crowded conditions of the average rockery the perennials selected must be those which tend to overcome such obstacles. Among the friends in this class are the following: Alyssum saxatile or Golden Tuft, Columbine, Dwarf Rock Cress, Cerastium or Snow in Summer, Scotch pink, Moss pink or Phlox subulata, Sedum in variety, Thyme and Tunica, Creeping Speed- well and many of our well-remem- bered Wild-flowers and ferns. CUSHING SMITH, Landscape Architect. 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