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Into these native shrub borders, throw some 

 color from nursery -grown bushes if you choose. 

 Mix in spireas, weigelas, roses — anything you 

 like. A rare or strange plant may be intro- 

 duced now and then, if there is any money with 

 which to buy such things. Plant it at some 

 conspicuous point just in front of the border, 

 where it will show off well, be out of the way, 

 and have some relation to the rest of the plant- 

 ing. Two or three purple -leaved or variegated- 

 leaved bushes will add much spirit and verve to 

 the place ; but too many of them make the 

 place look fussy and overdone. You can have 

 a botanic garden of your own, even though you 

 do not know the name of a single plant ; and 

 your home will be a picture at the same time. 



