16 THE GAEDENEE'S COMPANION 



added to fill up all the vacant spaces in your 

 borders. 



June is, of course, the most lovely month of all in 

 herbaceous gardens, for then everything seems at 

 the height of its beauty, nothing gone off, nothing 

 cut down ; but the careful gardener must prepare 

 for the sad moment when the first glory of June 

 is over, when Irises are withered, and Poppies and 

 Lupins have to be cut down ; and you will do well 

 to remember to plant next to them, groups of 

 Delphinium. Spiraea Aruncus, the beautiful Ma- 

 donna Lilies, etc., to take their place in making 

 a fine effect from a distance. 



Another thing to remember is that your nursery 

 bed must always be supplying you with plants to 

 poke into empty spaces as they occur ; many of the 

 larger plants can be brought on in pots for this 

 purpose, by which means they will not be checked 

 by the move. 



Seeds of annuals should be sown about the end 

 of April (or later for succession) in any spaces 

 where they can grow well. Opium Poppies are 

 one of the most useful annuals, making a delightful 

 bit of colour in July. 



Dianthus Heddewigi treated as a half-hardy 



