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The Herbaceous TSorder, Villa Hvidore 



npHE HERBACEOUS BORDER with its 

 * lavender-edged walk and rich colours, the 

 flowers growing strong and high, in great groups, 

 one mass giving relief and contrast to another, is 

 a splendid example of the kind of landscape 

 gardening lately become popular. In this border 

 pink and white, pure blue, and deep yellow glow 

 brilliantly ; dark foliage behind them. Sufficient 

 space, air, and light allow every plant to reach 

 perfection in its own way. Nor is the border 

 without life. Big bumble-bees suck the sweet- 

 ness from the flowers, and countless butterflies 

 rest on them, wings outspread, like jewels in the 

 sun. The trees, touched with the copper colour 

 of the coming autumn, dark against the sky, are 

 full of singing birds. One sunny morning magic, 

 wakened in the garden by the hidden music of 

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