1 6 FLOWER GARDENING 



ful planting the garden may be four or five colors 

 in succession. In that event, yellow is a warm color 

 for spring. 



The old-fashioned garden is a somewhat con- 

 fused term. It may mean a formal Colonial garden 

 or a garden having only the flowers of other days, 

 with little or no color and planting order. Either 

 interpretation will answer in its place. But do 

 not worry yourself to death trying to find out where 

 the old-fashioned flowers begin and the new ones 

 end; it is a hopeless task. If the garden looks 

 old-fashioned, or Colonial, a few anachronisms will 

 not matter a great deal. 



There are also two kinds of wild gardens, real 

 ones and crazy ones. The latter are the product 

 of the pernicious habit of mixing various flower 

 seeds together and scattering them broadcast to 

 come up as best they may. The real kind is a 

 bit of the wild brought to the home. It offers 

 no end of attractive possibilities, especially where 

 there is adjacent woodland and conditions may be 

 adapted instead of being created. 



Finally, there is the fruit garden which first 

 is a flower garden, yet seldom figuring in that light. 

 Now that there are all manner of dwarf fruit 

 trees, enchanting spring pictures are to be made. 

 Though the fruit is highly decorative later, there 

 are spaces where flowers may bloom all summer. 

 In early spring the fruit garden may be bright- 

 ened with various bulbs. 



