"DIFFICULT TO BEAUTIFY."

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 942, 8 October 1910, Page 10

"DIFFICULT TO BEAUTIFY."

Sir,—Under tho above heading in your issue.of. recent date you call attention to the fact that Was'patent.to anyone who- knew what planting in such a locality was, of the mistake that has been made in endeavouring to grow plants in such a situation,- and soil as yellow clay banks, How plants

put into such ground are expected to grow boats me. Evidently the desire was to try and make ' a. place look beautiful all in a hurry. The proper thing to have doue was to have turfed the instead of a part, and the sooner it, is done the better, otherwise when the: greater portion of tho plants die, 'the jglace'will look more unsightly than.ev«r; A great mistake is also made in crowding so many plants into a small ispace, but I suppose this was done to _,allow for a large number to 'die. If'the .plants wore carefully put 'in, half tie quantity would be sufficient, •and do way much better. As a rule,' the good intention of thinning out, which I .suppose was intended, is for.gotten after the plants grow up, so they 'spoil e^ch.Other, These remarks •apply to the.' portion- of .flat ground just' inside :the-i?ntrance -gates.—l am, etc.,-. m HASTEN SLOWLY;