LITTLE GARDENS 



to blue, in harmony with the sky and sea; her 

 universal green is the most restful and satisfying 

 of all hues: with what splendid sweeps of her 

 brush of sun-rays does she change our woods in 

 autumn, and what lovely purples and violets 

 we have when the blue of a few miles of air 

 blends with the red of the oaks and maples ! 

 Our garden will be more rich if we treat it as 

 the artist treats his canvas, and avoid harsh con- 

 trasts and tiny dabs of color. Sow yellow with 

 a generous hand, and the earth will smile its con- 

 tent. Unless, to be sure, you are one of those 

 who have an aversion to it, in which case, take 

 another color. For myself, I find beauty in any 

 tint, but I ask that it be used purely and be kept 

 from jangling with every other. And the way to 

 use It, is to use It largely and simply. The limits 

 of a garden are so small that you may think you 

 are forced to plant primaries side by side, and 

 find that they jar a little. If you Interpose a 

 touch of that with which you want a color to har- 

 monize the thing is done. For instance, you 

 have a bed of red nasturtiums, and you wish to 

 put some yellow flowers In the center or about 

 the borders. Then use orange nasturtiums as 

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