APPENDIX 

 AN ALL-THE-YEAR GARDEN 



A GARDEN of persistent perennials may be so 

 planted that it will result in bloom and color the 

 year round. The plants may be chosen to produce a 

 succession of flowers until late in the winter, and some 

 of the evergreen varieties will put forth shy pansies, 

 violets, or Christmas roses (helleborus), under the shelter 

 of dry shrubbery, when snow lies on the ground. 



When chosen with the color idea in mind the fruits 

 and bark of certain kinds of shrubbery exhibit distinct 

 shades of red, green, brown, and gray, becoming more 

 attractive as winter turns toward spring. The groups of 

 fruiting shrubs with rose hips, snowberries, bush cran- 

 berries, wahoo, hops, or dark berries are pleasing in the 

 gloomiest weather. 



It is best to begin an "all-the-year" garden on a small 

 scale, adding desirable plants as they are discovered. If 

 the space is limited, each group of perennials must con- 

 tribute its share of color. The taller plants should be at 

 the back and those but a few inches high in front. When 



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