SECTION XXXIII. PLANNING THE FLOWER 

 GARDEN 



BY Miss F. .E. ANDREWS 



NATURE'S adornment of shrubs and flowers is more 

 beautiful than the most costly paintings. Yet flowers may 

 be had at very slight expense. The care of a small 



Photograph by R. S. Mackintosh 



FIG. 126. PLANT FLOWERS AND SHRUBS NEAR THE HOUSE, 

 LEAVING THE LAWN OPEN 



flower garden, all one's own, is a perpetual delight, espe- 

 cially to a young person. 



In general, the best way to lay off a flower garden is not 

 to lay it off at all. It should not be cut up into stiff beds. 

 The space directly in front of the house should be left 

 open (Fig. 126). Bermuda grass makes the best sum- 

 mer covering for Southern lawns. By sowing white clover 



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