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A Rose Garden Planting Scheme 



R. WALLACE & CO., LTD. Tunbridge Wells, 



The really satisfactory Rose Garden is one in 

 which the utmost care and consideration has been given 

 to all the circumstances throug-hout its development. 

 The haphazard application of a geometrical design of 

 beds, planted indiscriminately with one's favourite 

 Roses, is not the way to achieve the greatest possible 

 success. First the design should be what it is, because 

 the site is what it is. In other words, the situation 

 should be allowed to suggest the right design, and 

 every position contains within itself the elements of 

 the design most suitable, to depart from which is lack 

 of harmony with the surroundings. Next, in planting, 

 the colour grouping should be considered with a view 

 to getting pleasing combinations in harmony or con- 

 trast. In planting such a garden as is illustrated on 

 page 267, a delightful effect can be obtained by planting 

 in the centre beds all the ** sunset " tints, such as 

 Mme. Edouard Herriot, Rayon d'Or, Mrs. C. E. Pear- 

 son, Golden Emblem, Mrs. Wemyss Quin, Dudhess 

 of Wellington, and Lady Hillingdon. Surrounding 

 these in the next line of beds outwards the softly 

 tinted creams, pale yellows and delicate pinks, of which 

 the following are examples, Ophelia, Christine, Golden 

 Ophelia, La Tosca and Lady Ashtown, can be intro- 

 duced, and the strong colours, the crimsons and scar- 

 lets, such as General McArthur, George Dickson, 

 Hugh Dickson, Chateau de CIos Vougeot, Ed. Bohane, 

 Hawlmark Crimson, Hadley, Richmond and Liberty, 

 massed in the outer beds. This gives at once a colour 

 picture, framed in colour. The weakness of this 

 scheme lies in the fact that it leaves a number of very 

 desirable Roses unprovided for, and every garden 

 should have at least one border in which these can be 

 cultivated for their own personal attractions, and irre- 



