COLOUR IN MY GARDEN 



I turn with so strong a sense of satisfaction. Gray foliage 

 is its dominant feature. There are broad masses of Lyme 

 Grass and nicely rounded Rue bushes with great clumps of 

 white Phlox. At the back the taller gray of Thalictrum 

 glaucum, now out of bloom, tall Silver Thistles (Echinops 

 sphaerocephalus), and many slender spikes of Veronica 

 virginica. At the front and reaching to the edging of gray- 

 leaved Pinks and lavender and white Ageratum is a mass 

 of shining Moon Daisies. 



A plant which produces a feeling of freshness at this 

 warm season is the old Plantain or Corfu Lily (Funkia sub- 

 cordata). Its broadly spreading pale green leaves are 

 delightfully cool in appearance as are its fragrant, frosted 

 Lilies. Planted in front of lavender-coloured Phlox it makes 

 a pleasant picture that lasts a long time in perfection. 



The great Sea Lavender (Statice latifolia), by reason of 

 its lightness and delicacy, is also of great value in this season 

 of coarse growth and hearty colour. It does for August 

 what Gypsophila does for the preceding month. If left year 

 after year without division the clumps grow strong and 

 broad, sending up many stems bearing great heads of mist- 

 like bloom that, as a result of the tiny white buds mingled 

 with the tiny lavender expanded blossoms, have a curiously 

 frosted appearance. We interplant the clumps of Sea 

 Lavender with speciosum Lilies, thus accomplishing the 

 double purpose of shading the Lily bulbs and lower stems 

 and providing the beautiful blossoms with a charming 

 setting. In front of them are patches of Nepeta Mussini 

 that contribute their second blossoming to the group, and 

 behind the Lilies and Sea Lavender is a mass of Phlox 



257 



