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crowded, but leaving room for different kinds of hardy flowers so 

 as to get the relief of flower and shrub, and the charm of beds alive 

 and filled at all times. Most of the evergreens (like Kalmia, Japanese 

 Andromeda, and Rhododendrons of beautiful colour) are choice 

 flowering ones, so that we have bloom in spring and summer. 

 Such a garden in pure air well begun might be almost permanent, 

 because in such soils as these light peaty Surrey soils, the shrubs 



Edgings of Saxifrages, Aubrietias and dwarf Veronicas 



Hawley flower garden. 



would thrive for many years ; and the same may be said of the 

 Lilies and choice bulbs between, only slight changes and additions 

 being required from time to time. Many large gardens, which in 

 similar soils are bare even in early summer, might thus be made 

 charming and graceful gardens throughout the year, and, if this 

 way is not so loud in colour as other ways of flower gardening, it 

 suits certain positions well. This way of planting need not exclude 

 some summer planting of the usual character, in fact would give 

 zest and relief to it : it is the one evanescent system carried out 

 everywhere that steals the varied beauty from the garden. 



