370 COMMON SENSE GARDENS 



to the garden proper, or to the Rose Garden, if 

 they can be combined without too much apparent 

 effort. 



The plan given in this chapter was drawn for 

 a continuation of a flower garden, and the beds 

 numbered 15 are planted with Peonies, Hollyhocks 

 and Phlox as a link to the garden. If the Water 

 Garden stands by itself and has no definite connec- 

 tion with the rest of the planting, this part of the 

 plan may be modified and be made to conform to 

 the opposite side of the pool by planting beds num- 

 bered 15 like those numbered 13, with Lilies, Flags 

 and Funkias. If it is not desirable to keep beds 

 numbered 13 and 14 in herbaceous plants un- 

 trimmed hedges may be planted in their place, and 

 that part of bed numbered 15 that borders the ap- 

 proach should be included in this new plan. For 

 these hedges use Lilac, Althea, Privet, Red Twigged 

 Dogwood and Golden Willow, which latter will 

 have to be cut back rather vigourously every year 

 to keep it in line with the other shrubs. As a back- 

 ground for the Water Garden use White Willow, 

 Weeping Willow and Hemlock Spruce, and under- 

 neath them plant Rhododendron album elegans, and 



