CARPETS OF BLUE 



Nemophila, which last year, in spite of ceaseless rain, kept 

 bravely blue in the patch where it had been sown until 

 quite the end of autumn. 



Every one tells us that Madonna Lilies will not succeed in 

 our soil. We are making another effort with giant bulbs, 

 which, so far, promise splendidly. 



Fate, in its unexpected way, has provided us with a 

 double row of red Due van Thol Tulips on each side of 

 the two little rose beds that run down the grass 

 slope under the bench yclept " Schone Aussicht." 

 That particular slope, by the way, in the pristine 

 days of jungle, was the worst bit of wilderness. 

 Heather, Gorse, Bramble, Bracken and underwood 

 made it simply impenetrable. Now, cleared and 

 turfed, it leads the eye gently on to the Pine Tree 

 Avenue/ to the green of the fields beyond/ to the 

 valley and the distant hills. In a triangular bed 

 at the top a clump of Lilac has been planted and 

 carpeted beneath with "Bachelor's Buttons/ 7 

 Already it is very gay, although the Lilacs are 

 only in bud. We believe these double Daisies go 

 by another title in gardening circles, but this is 

 a name associated with youthful memories. They ought 

 to flourish the whole year round, since bachelors will 

 always be in season. We shall see. 



There is nothing that gives one a more intimate sense of 

 the joy of spring than the renewed song of the birds. It is 

 good to wake at early dawn and hear the soft sleepy 

 calls and cries with which they first rouse each other, then 



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