PLANNING THE GARDEN 25 



made. He must consider what plants will 

 thrive best under the conditions into which he 

 purposes to bring them and he must consider 

 what plants will harmonize in color and what 

 will not. He must select and reject and con- 

 tinue the process until he has not only a list 

 of plants suitable to the site but one also which 

 includes as many as possible of those he most 

 desires. It is by such means that a plan be- 

 comes an expression of the planter's own indi- 

 viduality and the garden which is planted in 

 accordance with it reflects the character of its 

 maker. 



PLANNING BEFORE BUILDING 



In many instances one of the first discoveries 

 that will be made is that the ornamentation of 

 the home grounds could have been accom- 

 plished far more speedily, effectively and eco- 

 nomically if, before building, some thought had 

 been given to the matter and some comprehen- 

 sion of the real value of a yard had been 

 gained. In America, too often the blunder is 

 made of building a house on a site which pre- 

 sents numerous difficulties in the way of adorn- 

 ment when other sites more favorable might be 

 obtained, at no greater expense than a little 



