Lavender and Heather 



sonii; the other, and dwarf er variety, being the pearly 

 pink-flushed L. Regale, a gem indeed for any garden, 

 and one, too, that is easy of culture. 



To the right of the picture, and rapidly growing too 

 big for its position, is the blue-grey Abies Parry ana 

 glauca. Frankly speaking, this shrub, under ordinary 

 circumstances, should never have been placed there. 

 It is much too large for a garden of this size, and 

 quickly attains a great height. But assuming one is 

 making a garden that is to receive constant care and 

 attention, and that when the time comes that it has 

 grown too big for its position it will be sacrificed for the 

 good of the garden, then its use is permissible. But, 

 despite the striking neutral note it imports into the 

 colour scheme, it will generally be found wise to use a 

 plant of less vigorous habit of growth. In the borders 

 on the right are dwarf blue lavender, an ideal plant 

 for small gardens, as it is less rampant in growth, and 

 does not get so ' ' leggy ' ' as the common form. This 

 is really growing out of a bed of Heather, Erica carnea, 

 that has made a delightful pink effect in the earlier part 

 of the year, and is one of the few plants suitable for 

 such a position that can be said to be at its best in 

 January. Grouped around the little lead figure are the 

 blue Eryngium, a grey-leaved pink-flowered Sun Rose, 

 or Helianthemum, and a lilac perennial, Pentstemon. 

 In the centre of the picture is the prostrate Juniperus 

 tamariscifolia, which creates a break in the contour of 

 the planting, and with its cool grey foliage fits into the 

 colour scheme with exquisite harmony. To the left 

 are, Armeria latifolia rosea, a rose pink Thrift, some 

 more Lavender, Pentstemon pubescens, the double 



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