Round the Year in the Garden 



or Sempervirens class, is equally floriferous, and its white, 

 rosette-like blossoms have a curious musky odour. The 

 only pruning these old-fashioned climbers require is that 

 given by cutting out weakly stems when the flowering 

 season is past, and, in spring, shortening the side shoots 

 on the remaining branches. 



The Mixed Flower Border. The mixed border of 

 hardy flowers is likely to arouse delight or to produce 

 despair, according as one's expectations are on a level 

 with, or soar beyond the possibilities of the scheme of 

 planting. The average flower gardener demands a 

 border that shall remain bright from spring until 

 autumn, though this is not easily provided. There 

 must be a compromise unless, as in public parks and 

 gardens, where the borders are always gay, there is a 

 reserve plot which may be drawn upon to make good 

 all blanks. With this assistance it is possible to keep 

 a flower border attractive for months together ; without 

 it, one must be content with a brave show in the height 

 of summer, preceded by an accumulative progression 

 of bloom, and followed by a gradual lessening of the 

 display. After all, this is an arrangement following 

 Nature's scheme, and is likely to give the greatest 

 pleasure. The gardener who is content that his border 

 shall progress with the seasons to a full show of blossom 

 at midsummer, and wane at the approach of the dog 

 days, may fulfil his aspirations without great difficulty. 

 He who demands a full dress display in spring, in 

 summer, and in autumn, must open his pocket to 

 satisfy his soul, and provide not one border only, but 

 three borders. "When the fading blooms of one give 

 rise to annoyance, he may turn to the next with 

 pleasurable anticipation. The arrangement of a border 

 that shall be bright at one season only is not a serious 

 matter; a far greater tax is put upon the ingenuity of 

 the gardener when he is called upon to provide a 

 succession of bloom in one and the same border. There 



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