Planning the Paths 

 and the Flo'wer-Beds 



Against the wall a hedge 

 of lavender was planted, 

 and outside of that are 

 the always good-tempered 

 and grateful little mari- 

 golds. A low clipped 

 edging of box completes 

 the long straight bed. In 

 any odd angles of the 

 wall there are clumps of 

 the red spiraea which has 

 such a troublesome long 

 botanical name. How- 

 ever, as it is highly decora- 

 tive, it is worth one's 

 while to learn its name — 



Spircea Bjtmaldi Antony Wat ever. Thus, at last, we 

 found a design for this flower-bed which pleased us 

 very much, and which has stood the test of many 

 years in spite of our strong sun and our gales from 

 the narrow strip of sea where the Baltic and the North 

 Sea meet. 



The wall itself we have tried to decorate, too, partly 

 in order to hide an ugly cement-line. An old Gloire de 

 Dijon stood there before our time, and that is now flanked 

 by the self-clinging Virginia creeper [Ampelopsis Veitchii) 

 and the pale blue glycine. 



The other sides of the house are well covered 

 with ivy. 



We Planted Crimson Ramblers 

 on a Lower Terrace. 



On a lower terrace, where it forms a large round sweep, 

 we planted crimson ramblers, training them over low 

 arches. Here is also an old-fashioned sundial encircled 

 by fan-shaped flower-beds of heliotrope and ageratum, 

 both of which are annuals. The blue flowers blend 

 charmingly, and contrast very prettily with the crimson 

 ramblers. 



Amass of Wh: 

 tions, "Mrs. 



te Carna- 

 Sinkins.'" 



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