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Gardens and their meaning (1911)

Williams, Dora · Boston ; New York [etc.] : Ginn and company · leaf 119

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THE ART OF MAKING THINGS GROW 103 Understanding the science of watering, and applying it in action, does not necessarily mean that our old friends the watering pot and the hose must be laid on the shelf. Indeed they still retain their places. But a beginner sets far too high a value upon them. What… … tionally dry season, to the constant and thorough cultivating which it received, and to the exclusion of surface watering. "No water was available,” says the director, "but the gardens, although on a sunny slope, withstood the droughts well, save in a few neglected plots. These furnish a forcible…

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