150 



THE CANADIAN HO RTT (MM/P T^ R I S T 



June, 191.^ 



The South Border— Prepared for Fall Bloom 



Sweet Williams have been removed and replaced by asters and annual larkspur for fall 



bloom. Canterburr Bells, phlox and hollyhocks are now showing. Note how the 



uglv poles on the street tend to counteract the garden effect. 



was done with considerable thorough- 

 ness.' All clay, sand and stones deposi- 

 ted on the surface when the house ex- 

 cavation was made, were removed and 

 replaced by a suitable staple after which 

 the whole was trenched and heavily 

 manured to a depth of three feet, al- 

 lowance being made for settlement. The 

 actual work of planting was greatly 

 simplified by the plan, a reference to 

 which and the numbered list attached 

 to it, showed exactly where each plant 

 should stand. The "principal border which 

 frames the back lawn on three sides, is 

 ten feet wide, and has a length of one 

 hundred and fifty feet. A narrower bor- 

 der surrounds the house, and generous 

 planting of annuals and perennials 

 screen the kitchen garden at the rear 

 of the side lawn. 



The background of the main border 

 was formed by setting at suitable dis- 

 tances such hardy shrubs as lilacs of the 

 newer sorts, Rugosea roses, hydran- 

 geas, spiraeas, honeysuckles, Japanese 

 snow balls, mock oranges, and a cou- 

 ple of conifers for winter effect. Ex- 

 perience has shown it possible, in an 

 area of limited extent, to produce a sat- 

 isfactory effect with scarcely more than 

 a dozen different perennial plants, and 

 those who are garden-wise agree that 

 strong masses of harmonizing color are 

 preferable to a great variety of scatter- 

 ed bloom. In this instance the natural 

 desire of the amateur to exploit the long 

 lists of perennials in the catalogues, has 

 been placed under a severe restraint, 

 and preference has been given to a lim- 



ited number of the old favorites, which 

 under suitable conditions, can be re- 

 lied upon to keep the garden attractive 

 throughout the season. 



With the limited resources and space 

 at the command of the average gardener 

 it is scarcely possible to have the per- 

 ennial borders completely furnished 



\\ lib bloom at all limes, but with the ex- 

 irci.sc of a little forethought, that condi- 

 tion can Ix; approximated and it is eas- 

 ily possible to have some conspicuous 

 feature in natural and regular sequence 

 from the opening of the les.ser bulbous 

 flowers of early spring until the last 

 Michaelmas daisy has succumbed to the 

 chilly blasts of the grey November days. 



With the first warm, sunny days of 

 spring the snowdrops, crocus and he- 

 paticas start into bloom. This is the 

 beginning of the pageant of color which 

 sweeps onward in ever changing suc- 

 cession to the end. The borders have 

 been liberally planted with early and 

 May-blooming tulips, daffodils and nar- 

 cissi, groups of which have been placed 

 in almost every vacant space, and these 

 bulbs make a brilliant display at a sea- 

 son when after the long winter abstin- 

 ence we are iiungry for a flash of color, 

 such as these present. The late tulips 

 with their stately form and fine color, 

 prolong the show well into June, when 

 the same is taken in hand by the Ger- 

 man irises, lilacs, fieonies, and honey- 

 suckles. Then follow in succession the 

 columbines. Oriental poppies, sweet 

 William, Canterbury bells, delphiniums, 

 Japanese irises, phloxes (a host in them- 

 selves), hollyhocks, lilies, and last but 

 not least, the permanent asters, with 

 their soft blues, mauves and pinks. 



The vines used for the walls of the 

 house are Ampelopsis Engelmanii and 

 Veitchii, both of which have given sat- 

 isfaction, although the latter has not 

 proved quite hardy in some exposures in 

 this locality, .\mpelopsis Engelmanii is 



The Ejift Border of Mr. Simpson'* Garden 



Tulips, iris, ornamental poppiee and peonies being over, this illustration shows the phlox 



coining into bloom. 



