152 PLANNING AND PLANTING 



THE PERENNIAL BORDER 



THIS Border is a strip of ground planted to 

 those old-fashioned hardy flowers of our grand- 

 mothers' gardens, always popular in the old 

 country, for years neglected in America, but again 

 of recent years coming into their own, and now 

 enjoying the greatest of popularity everywhere, 

 such as they fully deserve. 



A properly planted Border always shows some 

 bright spots of color during the entire season, 

 from quite early in the spring until after snow 

 flies in the late fall months. 



The plants should be set out in groups of the 

 individual kinds instead of single plants for the 

 best effect, also a few spaces at least should be 

 reserved for a few easy growing, bright and showy 

 annuals such as the zinnias, miniature sunflowers, 

 marigolds, and possibly others, including the 

 showy giant ricinis if the Border is quite large. 

 Also some of the early flowering bulbs such as the 

 tulip, narcissus, etc., should be included for early 

 touches of color. 



In arranging the plants in the Perennial Border 

 the taller growing sorts should largely make up the 

 background, with the low and medium growing 

 species planted to the front, and an uneven or 



