lawn irregular patches of snowdrop, crocus, and meadow 

 saffron may be planted before sowing the lawn. For such 

 plants the soil must be made as rich and light and porous 

 as possible to the depth of a foot or eighteen inches. The 

 flowers should be more crowded in the central parts of the 

 group and become less numerous towards the edges where 

 the group mingles with the lawn. When the flowers are 

 out of season in such places the surface should present the 

 appearance of a common lawn. These little patches of 

 various bright colors heralding the approach of summer 

 form as pleasant a feature of the lawn as any. 



