COLOUR IN MY GARDEN 



Pink Fiirst Bismarck. A few shafts of silver foliage pierce 

 the rose and lavender colouring of the border and at the 

 back some purple-leaved Plums throw the whole into fine 

 relief. 



To carry on this particularly soft and lovely colour 

 scheme through the remaining months of the garden's life 

 use is made of the following plants: Salvia pratensis, 

 Salvia virgata nemorosa, Lythrum Salicaria, Veronica 

 spicata, Lychnis (or Agrostemma) Coronaria, Astilbe 

 Davidi, Erigeron speciosus Quakeress, blue Campanula car- 

 patica, blue Campanula pyramidalis, Phloxes Wanardis 

 and Crepuscle, Pink Hollyhocks, Campanula latifolia Brant- 

 wood, lavender and violet Michaelmas Daisies, Phloxes 

 Von Hochberg and Madame Paul Dutrie, Rosy Musk- 

 Mallows (Malva moschata), Eupatorium coelestinum, 

 the pretty Blue Spiraea (Caryopteris mastacanthus) hardy 

 anywhere south of New York City, and Gladiolus in the 

 "pansy-flowered" shades. It is my feeling that white flowers 

 would spoil this colour scheme. 



As we continue our way, little thickets of tall creamy 

 Foxgloves and pink Canterbury Bells — such a "peaches-and- 

 cream" association — challenge us for praise; there is friend 

 Sweet William, too, in his splendid new role of Scarlet 

 Beauty, winding his way the entire length of one border, 

 like a brilliant ribbon through a haze of lavender Nepeta. 

 The older Pink Beauty is a choice thing, too, and has her 

 place among lavender Canterbury Bells and the charming 

 white Iris Innocenza. 



I am extremely fond of the very dark red Sweet Wil- 

 liam with blackish stems, and it is a splendid balance for 



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