PLANTING 151 



fruit is very decorative, and may also be used for 

 the making of jellies and jam. 



It is thus seen that the characteristic of a shrub 

 is really one of the most important determining 

 factors in its choice or rejection by the landscape- 

 designer. The season in which the plant charac- 

 teristic develops is always of importance, for by 

 a critical selection a garden may be given year- 

 round attractiveness by employing plants the 

 characteristics of which develop at different sea- 

 sons. The choice of plant materials will then give 

 a constant interest, but an ever-changing one. It 

 is therefore most essential, in choosing a planting 

 scheme, to bear in mind whether the garden is to 

 be used at one time in the year only, and to plant 

 accordingly. 



A very important consideration in the selection 

 of plants is their value, which means lightness or 

 darkness in the general impression, and is de- 

 pendent upon the foliage. The full discussion of 

 value may be found in the chapter on color. 



For landscape purposes all three values, light, 

 medium, and dark, may be used together with ad- 

 vantage, though it is not advisable to use extremes 

 together. The light and the medium, or the dark 

 and the medium, may be employed satisfactorily 



