THE WELL-CONSIDERED GARDEN 



the gray leaves of lavender and the cool pinks of 

 Sedum spedabile. Phlox of a deeper pink is bloom- 

 ing above these pallid flowers and leaves, and 

 higher still a Buddleia is just beginning to bloom. 

 As one turns to the left, looking from the little 

 platform, here are countless small Mignon Dahlias 

 blooming in the air above the most vivid orange 

 zinnias I have ever seen. Looking down another 

 flowery vista I see lavender phloxes just over the 

 low hedge, white and rich pink ones beyond, while 

 the whole foreground is filled by two-foot flowers 

 of the second-time blooming Delphinium. Be- 

 yond this whole picture rise spires of pink mallow, 

 and fronds, as one might say, of Artemisia ladi- 

 flora in full beauty. One of the nicest groupings 

 now adorning the garden is of this same Arte- 

 misia, with the warm buff Zinnia Isabellina, be- 

 yond it Phlox Von Lassberg's white flowers, be- 

 yond this, and twining, oh, so delightfully among 

 zinnia and Artemisia, are Salvia farinacea's charm™ 

 ing silvery -la vender spikes. 



The zinnia just mentioned, Isabellina, is cer- 

 tainly a garden "find." I used it this year back of 

 Ageratum Cope's Pet, instead of the rose-pink 

 zinnia which gave last summer a glowing border 

 back of the same ageratum. (This was all along 

 the upper garden- walk.) As I write I look up 

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