Growing Flowers 155 



Where there is a great deal of white and a liberal 

 amount of green foliage, the color scheme will be 

 safe, whatever the mixture. Feathery foliage 

 should predominate as heavy stiff leaves will pre- 

 sent a more or less dense and somber effect. 



Where a mass of brilliant red is desired in the 

 garden, nothing will be more effective than salvia, 

 or scarlet sage. 



Plant plenty of white flowers in the garden. They 

 are not only beautiful in themselves but they tend 

 to emphasize the color of the other flowers near. 

 No other one color aids so in emphasizing the 

 color scheme in the garden. 



In selecting plants, choose them for their hardiness 

 rather than size. Large plants often have a forced 

 growth, but if tender, they will not survive a re- 

 planting. Note carefully the main stem of a plant 

 rather than the leaves. 



Flower beds will not be neat in appearance if the 

 sod is not kept nicely edged. Stray blades of grass 

 pushing themselves over the bed presents a very 

 ragged and unkept condition. 



The rearranging of flower beds, and the general re- 

 planning of the garden should be done in January, 



