26 GARDEN PLANNING AND PLANTING 



Hypericums, Periwinkles, Tansies, etc., fills up a corner space. Roses 

 and bedding plants grow in the borders against the house, while the 

 mixed herbaceous border, with tall subjects arranged at the back, 

 obscures view of a few vegetables. 



A peculiar but pretty garden results from following the plan 

 shown in Fig. 2. The striking feature here is the turf walk that 

 meanders all the distance from the house to a summer shelter against 

 the boundary wall. This design aims at making quite a small piece 

 of ground look romantic. Only a few of the smaller vegetables are 

 allowed for, but a good many Plum and Apple trees are shown ; 

 Pears and Cherries could be mingled with these if desired, and 

 between the trees either Gooseberries and Currants, or Narcissi and 

 dwarf early Chrysanthemums, could be cultivated according to taste. 

 Another item to note is that the herbaceous border possesses a kind 

 of avenue of Hollyhocks, which would give a noble effect, and the 

 whole of the other plants in it are evergreen. A glance at any 

 florist's catalogue will prove what hundreds of delightful perennials 

 come under this head. The bulb border is partly shaded by a Pink 

 Acacia and a Mountain Ash, so both sun and shade loving varieties 

 can be grown in it. The gravel path leading by the vegetables need 

 only be very narrow. 



When there is very little border room in a garden it is possible to 

 have a charming flower show by growing vegetables of certain sorts 

 as a background to hardy perennials ; all that is necessary is to 

 choose and combine the kinds well. It would, for example, bej 

 an error to place a clump of strong-growing Hollyhocks against 

 Green Peas, or hide Carrots away behind Chrysanthemum maximum. 

 A successful border I know has Green Peas grown up strings against 

 a low wall that has been increased in height as a screen by means of 

 trellis ; the Peas not only look exceedingly pretty but yield 

 splendidly, while in front of them Snapdragons, Sweet Williams, and 

 Violas are blossoming. At another place the llunner Bean Painted 

 Lady clothes the trellis with foliage and flowers as beautiful as those 

 of any climber grown only for appearance, and Spanish Iris, early j 

 Chrysanthemums, Carnations, Pinks, and Iceland Poppies are before 

 it. To imagine that flowers and vegetables are bound to look un- 

 attractive when combined is an error ; neither is it correct to say j 

 that they need injure one another ; all that is necessary is to keep \ 

 the soil well tilled and fed, and keep a watch for insect pests. Of course = 

 Cabbages and Brussels sprouts, Savoys, Broccoli, Cauliflowers, etc.,j 

 are best kept in the open land as much as possible by themselves. 



