PLANTING 151 



fruit is very decorative, and may also be used for 

 the making of jellies and jam. 



It is thus seen that the characteristic of a shrub 

 is really one of the most important determining 

 factors in its choice or rejection by the landscape- 

 designer. The season in which the plant charac- 

 teristic develops is always of importance, for by 

 a critical selection a garden may be given year- 

 round attractiveness by employing plants the 

 characteristics of which develop at different sea- 

 sons. The choice of plant materials will then give 

 a constant interest, but an ever-changing one. It 

 is therefore most essential, in choosing a planting 

 scheme, to bear in mind whether the garden is to 

 be used at one time in the year only, and to plant 

 accordingly. 



( A very important consideration in the selection 

 of plants is their value, which means lightness or 

 darkness in the general impression, and is de- 

 pendent upon the foliage, j The full discussion of 

 value may be found in the chapter on color. 



For landscape purposes all three values, light, 

 medium, and dark, may be used together with ad- 

 vantage, though it is not advisable to use extremes 

 together. The light and the medium, or the dark 

 and the medium, may be employed satisfactorily 



