PLANTING 



The Use of Flowers Preparation of Planting Plans Shrubberies 

 and Tree Planting Avenues Hedges Grass Boundaries 

 Privacj. 



THE USE OF FLOWERS 



HILE the plan may be com- 

 pared to the drawing of 

 the garden picture, plant- 

 ing is the painting of it. 

 A good design may be 

 almost entirely spoilt by 

 incongruous planting, 

 and contrariwise a small 

 villa garden in poor sur- 

 roundings, and not very interesting in plan, may 

 be given character by jts contents. A knowledge 

 of colour, habit and season of plants is needed, 

 which constitutes a life-long study in itself, and 

 it is not proposed to deal with that side here. 

 But besides this the designer should have an 

 eye for effective grouping, and the fit disposal of 

 trees and shrubs. 



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