CHILDREN'S GARDENS 



Select and dispose of perennials first, as their 

 place in the border is permanent and they need 

 not be disturbed. Biennials will have to be re- 

 newed every two years, and annuals every 

 spring. 



The color scheme is all-important. Children 

 are more unconsciously sensitive to color than 

 is realized, and although the combination of 

 color may be brilliant and stimulating, it must 

 not be discordant. Many color schemes will 

 suggest themselves. It is possible to have deli- 

 cate pink, lavender, blue, and white in the 

 spring, giving place to brilliant and gorgeous 

 effects of scarlet, yellow, orange, and purple in 

 the autumn. 



The tallest plants reserve for the back- 

 ground Goldenrod, Asters, Boltonia, False 

 Chamomile, Rudbeckia, Golden Glow, and white 

 Cosmos for autumn blooming. In front of 

 these plant a row of Dahlias deep, rich colors 

 of the single, large, and double pompon and 

 cactus varieties. Then plant a row of double 

 pink, and white, and single yellow Hollyhocks. 

 In front of this a row of Foxgloves and Canter- 

 bury Bells. Among the Hollyhocks plant seed- 

 ling Salvias, and among the Foxgloves and Can- 

 terbury Bells white Asters. Border the bed 

 with Shirley and California Poppies, white 

 Lupins, and Mignonette. Cut the Hollyhocks 



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