THE JOYOUS ART OF GARDENING 



better not to grow flowers directly against this house, but 

 plant early bulbs among the shrubs. 



The Half-Timbered House 



VINES 



Virginia creeper or woodbine. Bittersweet. 



Trumpet-creeper (especially good Clematis panindata. 

 here). 



SHRUBS 



Almost any shrubs, provided they Berberis (Thunbergiiandvulgaris). 



do not quarrel among them- Azaleas. 



selves. Kerria Japonica plena. 



Lonicera Sullivardi — an old vari- Lilacs. 



ety of honeysuckle, but its gray- Weigelias. 



green foliage is charming. Rugosa roses. 



Almost anything may be planted beside such a house — 

 the flowers as gay as one likes, if they agree among themselves 

 and with the shrubs; only, if one indulges much in yellows or 

 scarlets, there should be an abundance of green in the plant- 

 ing. Nasturtiums are in order. 



The House op Unstained Shingles 



VINES 



Roses — ^Dawson, Farquhar or Prairie rose. 

 Crimson Rambler (don't plant Virginia creeper, 

 them together). Boston or Japanese ivy. 



Here, also, the planting may be almost ad libitum — as far 

 as the house is concerned; dark-red hollyhocks are especially 



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