THE COLOR SCHEME 



THE color scheme of the garden, however small 

 it may be, is deserving of any amount of considera- 

 tion. The difference in the general aspect of the 

 garden which has been carefully laid out in color 

 before planting, and the garden planted without 

 regard to the combination of colors and the size of 

 the plants grouped together, is quite as noticeable 

 as the difference in exteriors which have been care- 

 fully studied and those which have been carelessly 

 put together. 



A little judicious selecting of plants will enable 

 even the amateur gardener to have a succession 

 of blossoms throughout the seasons, as well as 

 a splendid showing of bright colors out-of-doors 

 during the cold months. The garden color scheme 

 should always harmonize with the exterior of the 

 house. The beauty of an old-fashioned, colonial 

 exterior will be emphasized by a planting of flowers 

 which grew in the garden a hundred years ago, and 

 the planting for a house built on Spanish Mission 

 lines should consist largely of palms, shrubbery, 

 and heavy foliage plants. A little white house 

 with green shutters has its dainty effect carried 

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