56 GARDEN PLANNING AND PLANTING 



Nasturtium ; 2, Eschscholtzia tenuifolia ; 3, 

 Platystemon californicus ; 4, Saponaria cala- 

 brica ; 5, Sweet Alyssum ; 6, dwarf blue 

 Cornflower ; 7, yellow miniature Nasturtium ; 

 8, Mesembryanthemum tricolor album ; 9, 

 Silene pendula compacta ; 10, Tom Thumb 

 white Candytuft; 11, blue Nemophila ; 12, 

 cream Eschscholtzia ; 13, Calandrinia umbel- 

 lata ; 14, Kaulfussia Kermesina, 



A waved edge to a half-moon bed is shown 

 by Fig 3, Fine clumps of pink Sweet Peas 

 might occupy the centre line, and the rest of the ground be sown 

 with blue Nemophila : this looks charming also when filled only 

 with one plant, red Begonias for example. Fig. 5 shows four 

 clumps of white Sweet Peas, a carpet of scarlet Tom Thumb 



PIG. 3 



Nasturtium, and an 

 Nasturtium. Fig. 4 

 planted thus : A, crim- 

 B, white Phlox Drum- 

 Candytuft ; E, carmine 

 i, F, G, J, H, and K, of 

 turtium. 



Beds of Ever 

 If some evergreen 

 beds early, the work of 

 ing bedding plants later 

 plified, and the effect 



edging row of cream 

 gives a pattern if 

 son Phlox Drummondi ; 

 mondi ; D, white dwarf 

 Candytuft ; also c, and 

 gold Tom Thumb Nas- 



greeiis and Flowers. 



plants are put into the 

 arranging the flower- 

 FIG. 4 on will be greatly sim- 



much improved. All 



beds in a garden should not be treated alike, of course, no matter what 



method is adopted, but some should be treated thus. Dividing lines 



among gay flowers show them off to perfection. Simplicity of design 



should be studied, and this is gained by not 



mixing too many flowers. Most of the charming 



evergreen dwarf plants have blossom, it is true ; 



but it is generally small, often white, or of short 



duration, and it is for their foliage they are valu- 

 able. Fig. 1 shows a bed of pretty shape 



that has an edging belt of Saxifraga hypnoides ; 



this is vivid mossy green all the year round. 



Pink Begonias would look lovely behind it in 



summer. 



A square bed, such as Fig. 2, has an edging 



FIG. 5 



