118 THE BLOSSOM CIRCLE OF THE YEAR 



vera. They should be found in all our gardens as they were in 

 those of our grandmothers. 



The joy of my heart in the July days is a blue and white and 

 gold border that stretches for sixty feet along the driveway and 

 frames the lines of our house in masses of glorious color. The 

 background of Rudbeckia (Golden Glow) that rises sheer five feet 

 is not yet in bloom, but the nodding heads and saucy faces of the 

 dwarf Helianthus in all the shades of yellow furnish the depth of 

 tone desired. Against these colonies of rich green and deeper 

 yellows, here and there, are masses of white Petunias, fragrant 

 and beautiful. 



African Marigolds make brilliant spots of color amidst the 

 heavy clusters of snow-white perennial Phlox. Dwarf Zinnias, 

 in yellow and white, and giant Zinnias, in yellow, orange and 

 canary, finish out the warm side of the scale. Masses of feathery 

 white Ageratum, a long border of dainty white Alyssum, nodding 

 spikes of a colony of blue Larkspurs, blue Cornflowers, azure as 

 the sky, and perennial Salvia, deep as the blue of the deepest 

 seas, and in front of the whole long row an edging of rich dark 

 green Violet leaves, is the planting. 



When August comes, the Rudbeckia will add its glory and 

 give sixty feet of golden glow. September brings the blue and 

 white Asters in all their dainty perfection, and October adds the 

 gracious Chrysanthemums in yellow and white alone. For four 

 months, at least, this planting will be worth while, needing only 

 to have the dead branches of the Helianthus removed and the 

 flowers cut promptly to insure a wealth of bloom continuously. 



For the Winter bloom there are the Russian Violets from 

 December to May. The Narcissi and Roman Hyacinths come 

 in January and February, while Snowdrops, Daff"odils and Jonquils 

 carry the color scale over into March. Then come the blue and 

 white Hyacinths, the Irises, in white, and yellow, and kingly blues, 

 with snowy Candytuft, and Alyssum saxatile for the touch of 

 gold in the Springtime bloom. 



If this border in my garden were situated so that it would 

 receive the morning sun I would add the white, and yellow, and 

 blue of the Pansies, and mingle with them those loveliest of new 



