. Gardens and their meaning, by Dora Williams. School gardens. PLOTTING AND PLANNING 67 simple rules: When in doubt, follow nature. Avoid, as a rule, planting flowers in stiff rows, unless, of course, some special occasion may require it. Avoid indulging in fanciful effects and geometrical or picture-puzzle shapes; lend a willing ear to Sir Francis Bacon, whose advice is as timely to-day as it was three hundred years or more ago, when first it was KEEP EACH VARIETY BY ITSELF you "As for the making of knots or figures," quoth he, may see as good sights many times in
. Gardens and their meaning, by Dora Williams. School gardens. PLOTTING AND PLANNING 67 simple rules: When in doubt, follow nature. Avoid, as a rule, planting flowers in stiff rows, unless, of course, some special occasion may require it. Avoid indulging in fanciful effects and geometrical or picture-puzzle shapes; lend a willing ear to Sir Francis Bacon, whose advice is as timely to-day as it was three hundred years or more ago, when first it was KEEP EACH VARIETY BY ITSELF you "As for the making of knots or figures," quoth he, may see as good sights many times in ; To venture upon one or two more hints: Every path should lead somewhere; it should not wind without' good cause. Tall plants will be most effective if placed behind low ones, not mingled with them. Keep each variety by itself; mass, do not mix. Blue and yellow flowers are cheerful and sunshiny. Use many white flowers near the gay-colored ones; this brings out the beauty of both. Avoid monotony by having plenty of green; therefore protect the foliage of plants from insects as. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Williams, Dora. Boston, New York [etc. ] Ginn and company
Size: 1863px × 1341px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookpublisherbostonnewyorketcgi
