COLOUR IN MY GARDEN 



annuals are good for this purpose — Cornflowers, Sweet 

 Sultans, Snapdragons, Zinnias, Marigolds, Anchusa, Mar- 

 vel of Peru, and such perennials as Gypsophila, Sea Laven- 

 der, Michaelmas Daisies of the ericoides section, Linaria 

 dalmatica, Anthemis, and others of a like habit of growth. 



Oriental Poppies leave terrible blanks in the wake of their 

 brief brilliance, but we meet the difficulty by planting 

 Gypsophila between the Poppies and Michaelmas Daisies 

 behind, and the wandlike branches of the latter may be 

 drawn down to flower when the other two are passed. It is 

 astonishing how close together plants will grow and not 

 suffer any appreciable inconvenience. An examination of 

 the several paintings that were made in exactly the same 

 spot a month apart will show how completely a section of 

 the garden is rehabilitated in a short period, and one 

 wonders what has become of the plants that seemed to 

 fill the entire space a few weeks before. Late-flowering 

 plants with long, wandlike branches may be planted at the 

 back of the border and drawn over and through the plants 

 of earlier flowering as their beauty fades. Some of these are : 



Boltonias Vernonia arkansana 



Michaelmas Daisies Aconitum Wilsoni 



Heleniums Eupatorium ageratoides 



Salvia azurea Campanula pyramidalis 



Salvia uliginosa Helianthus 



All Lilies have the disconcerting habit of taking them- 

 selves off after flowering. Interplanting is the best course 

 to be pursued with them, and as their own foliage is scanty 

 and they enjoy the slight protection of cover plants, a 

 double purpose is happily served. 



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