THE JOYOUS ART OF GARDENING 



SHRUBS 



Lilac. Upright honeysuckles (Lonicera 



Syringa. Standishii or L.fragrantissima) . 



Spiraea van Houttei. Rugosa roses. 

 Spircea Thunbergii. 



As for the usual vines, the Crimson Rambler is too violent 

 a contrast, and after the blossoms are past the foliage is not 

 particularly pleasing. The Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera 

 Halliana, as nurserymen call it), luxuriant as it is, hasn't a 

 "good-enough figure" to stand the test of the white back- 

 ground, while the wild grape-vines with their rare beauty in 

 leaf and stem show to perfection. One should resolutely turn 

 one's back on variegated althaeas and weigelias, or red-leaved 

 Japanese maples. Nasturtiums also form too harsh a con- 

 trast planted directly against the house, but peonies, phlox in 

 shades of pale rose and salmon, larkspurs, Japanese anemones, 

 or pompon chrysanthemums would not quarrel. 



IF THE HOUSE is OF RED BRICK 



VINES 



Wistaria. Clematis paniculata. 



English ivy (if south of New York). Fruit-trees grown against the 



walls. 



SHRUBS 



Snowball. Lilacs (paler shades, such as 



Syringa (Philadelphia). Josikea). 



Exochorda. Magnolias (conspicua or stellata). 



Deutzia. Box (but not against walls). 

 Spircea van Houttei. 



Flowers had best not be grown directly against the house, 

 though narcissi, lilies-of-the-valley, and pale-lavender irises 

 might find a place among the shrubs. 



