Garden planning and planting . hide Carrots away behind Chrysanthemum maximum,A successful border I know has Green Peas grown up strings againsta low wall that has been increased in height as a screen by means oftrellis; the Peas not only look exceedingly pretty but yieldsplendidly, while in front of them Snapdragons, Sweet Williams, andViolas are blossoming. At another place the Runner Bean PaintedLady clothes the trellis with foliage and flowers as beautiful as thoseof any climber grown only for appearance, and Spanish Iris, earlyChrysanthemums, Carnations, Pinks, and Iceland Poppies are bef
Garden planning and planting . hide Carrots away behind Chrysanthemum maximum,A successful border I know has Green Peas grown up strings againsta low wall that has been increased in height as a screen by means oftrellis; the Peas not only look exceedingly pretty but yieldsplendidly, while in front of them Snapdragons, Sweet Williams, andViolas are blossoming. At another place the Runner Bean PaintedLady clothes the trellis with foliage and flowers as beautiful as thoseof any climber grown only for appearance, and Spanish Iris, earlyChrysanthemums, Carnations, Pinks, and Iceland Poppies are beforeit. To imagine that flowers and vegetables are bound to look un-attractive when combined is an error ; neither is it correct to saythat they need injure one another; all that is necessary is to keepthe soil well tilled and fed, and keep a watch for insect pests. Of courseCabbages and Brussels sprouts. Savoys, Broccoli, Cauliflowers, etc.,are best kept in the open land as much as possible by themselves. AN UNCOMMON GARDEN 27. FIG. 2.—DESIGN FOB SUBURBAN GARDEN 28 GARDEN PLANNING AND PLANTING Another way to save room when plannin.^: out a small garden is tomake a curved path answer the purpose of several straight ones ; thiscan often be done down a long narrow piece of ground, for as thewalk meanders, it nearly touches first one side of the boundary thenthe other, dividing the ground into beds or borders with semicircularoutlines, the trees, vegetables, or flowers in which are easily is an undeniable charm about this kind of path ; it gives somany different views, leading the walker on from point to point, andthe flowers are certainly shown off to best advantage. Compare thisgarden arrangement with the usual one of four paths round a longnarrow centre plot, and it will be seen at once how much valuablespace is saved by having only the one walk ; and that can be of goodwidth too, instead of the four narrow tracks so difficult to progressalong. Large vegetable ga
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