PLANNING THE GARDEN 23 



nasturtiums or, as May days come with their 

 assurance that frosts are over, one begins to 

 think of setting out geraniums. Well and 

 good ; no plan on paper is needed. The planter 

 has only to determine upon the location of the 

 bed and the work is done. But, even in so sim- 

 ple a process, one has to take into considera- 

 tion the very same things that must be con- 

 sidered in planning a large garden. One must 

 give some attention to surrounding objects, to 

 the proximity, for instance, of buildings, of 

 trees or shrubs or fences. One must ponder 

 whether this color or that will war with the color 

 of the house, or whether tall-growing or dwarf 

 flowers shall be planted, or whether foliage or 

 blossom is the more desirable. 



So, in a measure, in planning even this single 

 small bed, consideration is had for conditions 

 which must be taken into account when one is 

 planning on a more extensive scale. But in the 

 latter case, the planner has also to deal with 

 other details. He must learn all there is to be 

 learned of the situation and the conditions gov- 

 erning it; he must take into consideration all 

 surrounding objects — fences, houses, trees, 

 shrubs or whatever there may be of a per- 

 manent nature, for which provision must be 



