THE JOYOUS ART OF GARDENING 



better not to grow flowers directly against this house, but 

 plant early bulbs among the shrubs. 



THE HALF-TIMBERED HOUSE 



VINES 



Virginia creeper or woodbine. Bittersweet. 



Trumpet-creeper (especially good Clematis paniculata. 

 here). 



SHRUBS 



Almost any shrubs, provided they Berberis (Thunbergiiandvulgaris). 



do not quarrel among them- Azaleas. 



selves. Kerria Japonica plena. 



Lonicera Sullivanti an old vari- Lilacs. 



ety of honeysuckle, but its gray- Weigelias. 



green foliage is charming. Rugosa roses. 



Almost anything may be planted beside such a house 

 the flowers as gay as one likes, if they agree among themselves 

 and with the shrubs; only, if one indulges much in yellows or 

 scarlets, there should be an abundance of green in the plant- 

 ing. Nasturtiums are in order. 



THE HOUSE OF UNSTAINED SHINGLES 



VINES 



Roses Dawson, Farquhar or Prairie rose. 

 Crimson Rambler (don't plant Virginia creeper, 

 them together). Boston or Japanese ivy. 



SHRUBS 



Rugosa roses. Berberis. 



Japanese quince. Lilacs. 



Here, also, the planting may be almost ad libitum as far 

 as the house is concerned; dark-red hollyhocks are especially 



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