14 SEPTEMBER 1945, Page 14

In My Garden Before the war the willow garden enjoyed

a certain vogue, and is ali very well in congenial sites ; but perhaps most gardeners might find it worth while to grow twe or three willows especially Vitellina Pendul:. Aurea, beside a bird-bath sunk in the gria;md,-it may be in the midsi- of a herbaceous border. Willows, of course, are water-lovers anc, associated with streams, but they will grow well in singularly dry place, and they are invaluable in the garden scene from very early spring. net: shade and perches seem to increase the popularity of the bird-pool.

W. BEACH THOMAS.