104 GARDEN PLANNING AND PLANTING 



were formed with a single row 

 of silver leaf Geranium Madame 

 Patti, and the width of each curve 

 was 6 feet. The groundwork B 

 was planted with Coleus Vers- 

 chaffelti, with dot plants in centre 

 at E, the latter being Cordylines 

 and Acacia lopantha alternately. 

 The angular spaces c were planted 

 with Ageratum, and those at D 

 were filled with Begonia semper- 

 florens (dwarf variety). An edg- 

 ing of Golden Feather Pyrethrum 

 next to the ornamental tiling (as 

 shown by dotted line) completed 

 the border. 



The bank itself struck me as 

 being novel. The whole of it 

 was planted with Periwinkle and 

 St. John's Wort mixed, with a few 

 suitable ferns erecting themselves 

 at irregular intervals to relieve the 

 flat appearance. Planted thus we 

 get two distinct effects the Peri- 

 winkle covering the bank with 

 pretty blooms in the spring, whilst 

 the St. John's Wort is dormant, 

 then the latter raises itself above 

 the Periwinkle and presents a 

 lovely appearance with its yellow 

 flowers. 



A Beautiful Summer Bor- 

 der. The distinguishing feature 

 of this border is not only the simul- 

 taneous flowering of the plants, 

 but many of them are little known 

 to gardeners, yet are of exceptional 

 merit, as detailed in the following list. The plan is for a broad 

 border in the open, flanked by walks whether of grass or gravel, or 

 situated between a lawn and a walk. To render it suitable for a 

 position against a wall, fence, or hedge, the tallest plants, now in 



