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Tonight, I'll be reading the opening to the 1903 Instruction non-fiction book The Flower Garden by Ida Dandridge Bennett.

This American author published many works on gardening both in book and periodical format and

also invented and patented a removable window shelf for a window garden the same year as this book was published. Let's get cozy.

get cozy.

close your eyes.

Relax your body into the softness of your bed. Now take a few deep breaths. Chapter 1, the location and arrangement of the garden. A South The location a south slope is the ideal situation for a garden

since it ensures good drainage and the greatest amount of sunlight.

The garden should also be open to the east and west, if possible, that it may have the benefit

of the morning and evening sun. Shelter on the north is desirable, as north winds are

disastrous to roses and tender perennials. Partial shelter on the west should be given in

localities where the prevailing winds of winter are from that quarter. The south side of a building, or even of a high fence, with trees and

tall shrubs at a little distance to the west is best.

Though any site that receives abundant sunshine through the morning and early afternoon

may be made satisfactory by planting trees and shrubs on the north and west.

The garden should always be at the rear or side of the dwelling, never in front or along the street. The reasons for the flowers to provide a place of experiment with new varieties and to grow hardy perennials which

have certain seasons of bloom and cannot be depended upon at all times for ornamental effect.

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