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thing in which you cannot render much aid. If one 

 pulling of weeds can be given while plants are very 

 small, from the vantage point of boards laid on the 

 surface, much better results will ensue. 



HOUSE BORDERS 



Every building should have a space for plants 

 left close to the foundation. No cement or other 

 walks should be built within three feet if conditions 

 will allow such space to be left, and in new places 

 this is always possible. The angle formed by ground 

 and building should be filled with plants and an occa- 

 sional vine should clamber over a corner or along a 

 porch. The house should appear to rise out of a 

 mass of shrubs and plants, as a gem rises above its 

 setting. No place has a proper finish without such 

 provision for embellishment. 



BRIGHT COLORS NEEDED 



Too many home places suffer from a lack of tone 

 or color. Many plants with light-colored flowers, 

 vast stretches of cement or gravel walks, faded and 

 undecided shade in the house paint, all tend to a 

 wishy-washy effect that is sadly in need of brighten- 

 ing. Such conditions call for not a mere touch of 

 color, but a dominance of some strong-growing ef- 

 fective plant. Scarlet geraniums or Ragged Robin 

 roses in masses or hedges will bring the desired 

 effect and produce a really wonderful transforma- 

 tion in what was formerly a very uninteresting 

 prospect. 



