COLOUR IN MY GARDEN 



pink Rose of the Rambler type, and Mrs. Flight is another 

 of great merit. Dorothy Perkins blooms later in my garden 

 than the other Ramblers and is lovely with the warm 

 purple blossoms of Clematis Jackmanii unfolding among 

 the fluffy pink draperies. Of single-flowered pink Roses 

 there are a great many. My own favourites are Newport 

 Fairy, that has the delicate beauty of a sea shell; Tausend- 

 schoen, very floriferous and softly tinted; Waltham Rambler 

 and Empress of China, that looks like an Apple Blossom; 

 and the beautiful American Pillar, a full, frank rose colour. 



To use these Roses freely means a brave garden for at 

 least a month, and if we mass Delphiniums against them we 

 have accomplished enough beauty for one season. 



Quite as important as anything else in the realm of 

 garden colour is the wise choice of Roses in reference to 

 what they are to climb upon. The beauty of many a full 

 pink Rose is lost because it must lay its satin cheek against 

 a crude brick wall. New red brick is utterly unsuitable as a 

 background for pink or red Roses. The soft vinaceous 

 purple or pinky-drab tones that time's transmuting touch 

 bestows upon brick makes it a happy background for any 

 colour; but new red brick is a problem. Pale blush and 

 creamy Roses and vines of fluffy white flowers, like Clematis 

 paniculata and the fine Knotweed, Polygonum baldschuan- 

 icum, are the best for it. Again, buildings of that aggressive 

 pumpkin colour that is popular in some districts should be 

 hung only with white or creamy flowering vines. 



A white building offers the most delightful possibilities as a 

 background for gay- flowered climbers. What is prettier than 

 a white house smothered beneath pink and scarlet Roses of 



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