GARDENS NEAR THE SEA 



that usually withstand the first bite of autumn 

 weather. 



In order to overcome this difficulty the owners of 

 many gardens so situated often cast their cares on 

 the shoulders of a local gardener, who then in his 

 pride makes of them conventional beds and borders 

 with bedding plants. One recognizes his hand in the 

 large, circular flower beds holding cannas, plants of 

 variegated foliage, red geraniums, or, perhaps, helio- 

 trope, if it suits his fancy better. Petunias, most 

 irrepressible of annuals, and salvias are also of great 

 convenience to the gardener left to his own devices. 

 As late as mid-July, salvia can be lifted from the 

 pot where it has been placed in its seedling stage 

 and transplanted to the bed or border without 

 showing a sign of wilting, provided it is kept well 

 watered. 



But to those who have become wise in garden 

 possibilities such stiff beds of mixed flowers have 

 completely lost their charm. While there are a few 

 places where they appear appropriate, there are many 

 others where there is no excuse for their existence. 

 Yet the majority of trained gardeners take inordinate 

 pride in bedding plants, beside which they seem to 

 regard hardy perennials as not only poor but impudent 

 relatives. 



For the seaside home, nevertheless, where the 

 season opens late, a garden of hardy perennials should 

 prove satisfactory, with naturally such additions of 

 other plants as are adaptable to the general conditions 

 of the climate. The more work that can be done 



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