30 BOOK OF GARDEN PLANS 
thrifty, as is sometimes the case, then Shasta Daisies, or other perennial 
of low stature and long season of bloom may be used to fill all spaces not 
taken by the stems of the Roses. 
Several groups of Garden Phlox are indicated on the plan; these are 
to give color when the Hybrid Perpetuals have ceased blooming, but they 
must not be placed too near, so as to crowd upon them. The whole 
front edge of the beds is to be covered with a neat dense mat of foliage 
of dense low perennial herbs, of which the flowers are pink or white. 
A few thousand small bulbs, mostly with white flowers, may be tucked 
away among them, and they will start the garden early in the spring, 
even before the Roses have thought of waking from winter. The whole 
planting is arranged for flowers in shades of red, pink, and white. Though 
the main show is in June and July, yet there is color throughout the grow- 
ing season. 
Except for the two beds of Maman Cochet, which are a minor 
incident, no winter covering is needed and no annual care, save for prun- 
ing, different from that given to any herbaceous border. The soil be- 
neath the Hybrid Perpetuals should be deeply covered with leaves the 
first year, and this covering, left undisturbed, will soon be covered by the 
herbs. These cover herbs will hide all the bare earth between the plants. 
The planting is arranged to be permanent when completed, and should 
be reset only when renewal is absolutely needed, perhaps once in six to 
ten years, according to the soil and the care given the plants. 
