END VIEW OF PLANTS IN BORDERS 

 A, front of border ; B, back of border. 



And they put in three where there is 



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that it may have time to settle down before planting time comes 



in March and April. 



Thirdly, and not least important, careful consideration should 



be devoted to the selection 



and arrangement of the 



plants. The interpretation 



which some people put upon 



the term "mixed border" 



is unconvincing. They 



"mix" with a vengeance. 



They cram in all kinds of 



plants, without any thought 



as to how they will har- 

 monise with each other. 



only space for one. 



Three cardinal points may be urged on makers of herbaceous 



borders, (i) To avoid putting in any 

 plants without considering the propor- 

 tions and colours of its neighbours ; 

 (2) to allow sufficient room for every 

 plant to display its individual charac- 

 teristics ; and (3) to arrange the plants 

 in groups which are beautiful in them* 

 selves, and likewise make a harmonious 

 whole ; so that the border may be 

 viewed in sections, or as a complete 

 path, or space between the plants and entity, with equal pleasure. Are these 



the wall; B, B, plants in the borders. 



Suitable for different kinds of herbaceous requirements difficult tO provide ? No. 



plants for prolonging the flowering period. . 



It is true that they involve a little 



study, forethought, and restraint. It is equally true that they 

 make demands on the artistic powers of the flower gardener 

 which ribbon borders do not. But when we grant these things 

 we concede nothing that is alarming or disagreeable; indeed, 



NORTH AND SOUTH BORDERS 

 N, north border ; S, south border ; A, A, 



