60 GARDEN PLANNING AND PLANTING 



best when filled with low plants, as then the shape of all the edge 

 becomes visible from any side ; it makes an excellent Hyacint 



, bed, for instance. J 

 extra long border bed 

 are required along 

 lawn, or in the &rave 

 of a terrace, this desig: 

 can be lengthened ou 

 for any distance b; 

 adding more points. 



A bed to face spec 

 tators is one that i 

 well suited to a fron 

 garden. Fig. 2 show 

 a shield shape tha 

 should have the pointec 

 end to the roadway 

 though the broader toj 

 will not look too heavi 

 as seen from the ver 

 anclah or house win 

 dows. It is essentially 

 a centrepiece bed too 

 for while looking hand 

 some in the middle ol 

 a grass plot it seems 

 clumsy set at one side 

 or towards a corner 

 Very fine carpet bed- 

 ding designs can be 

 carried out in a shield 

 bed, for there may b 

 cross quarterings as in 

 an heraldic shield ; in- 

 deed, it is often desired, 



PIG. 5 as a permissible floral 



trophy, to imitate a 



particular coat of arms, the flowers showing the required colours. 

 This is a difficult though not impossible task for an amateur, all the 

 qualities necessary being patience and accuracy. The shield shape 

 on a colossal scale makes an admirable Hose bed. 



