Garden planning and planting . t there will be real luxuri-ance ; the arch I would have climbed by Dutch and JapaneseHoneysuckle, while Wistaria and Pyrus japonica, or Clematis mon-tana, could cover the summer-houses. By-the-bye a white stonepavilion would be the ideal one in this garden. In the appleorchard innumerable kinds of flowers might be grown for cutting,and the wild garden should be thronged with Briar Roses, , Daffodils, Lilies of the Valley, Orchids, Primroses, Violets,etc. The line lawn has only two irregular-shaped beds for beddingout, the view of the herb bord
Garden planning and planting . t there will be real luxuri-ance ; the arch I would have climbed by Dutch and JapaneseHoneysuckle, while Wistaria and Pyrus japonica, or Clematis mon-tana, could cover the summer-houses. By-the-bye a white stonepavilion would be the ideal one in this garden. In the appleorchard innumerable kinds of flowers might be grown for cutting,and the wild garden should be thronged with Briar Roses, , Daffodils, Lilies of the Valley, Orchids, Primroses, Violets,etc. The line lawn has only two irregular-shaped beds for beddingout, the view of the herb border beyond is partly obscured by thearches, on which Climbing Beans can ramble. A long garden in which a few choice vegetables such as Peas,French Beans, and Celery can be found room for, is shown by Fig. 2 :perhaps its most striking features are the oval lawn, and the use of HALF ACRE GARDENS 47 evergreen shrubs and plants in side borders. Few gardeners realisehow attractive such a combination is at all seasons, or how many of. FIG. 2—HALF ACRE GARDEN our popular, or uncommon but beautiful herbaceous plants are ofthis nature. A lovely nook is the tiny side lawn, when the Lavenderhedge and the violet and blue pillar Clematises are blossoming 48 GARDEN PLANNING AND PLANTING together. The plot of Sunflowers, etc., would merit the title of anautumn garden. On the low bank by the sunk pond of the water-garden I would have either Gorse, Broom, Double Daisies, and Hare-bells, or Wichuraiana Roses. Some Mulleins would be effectiveamong the Bamboos and tall Polygonums, while the foregroundshould be of Polygonums bistorta and sphterostachyum. Some stripsof turf, kept neat, might be used as paths across the Piose-ground :the rockery ought to consist of a low rock-strewn mound, wellfurnished by spring, summer and autumn flowering Alpines. CHAPTER VIIFlower Beds Large and Small The shape of the bed in which plants are grown has an appreciableinfluence upon their appearance. If we want to
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