The Winning Designs 
succession of flowers as possible, is the correct treat- 
ment here. It is, however, scarcely the border for 
large bold masses of one thing. The weakness of 
such plantings in contracted areas lies in the fact that 
they are liable to ruin the whole effect of the garden 
when the flowering period is over by leaving large and 
ugly gaps. The best arrangement would be to form 
the groundwork of the planting scheme with hardy 
perennials, filling in certain spaces each year with 
spring flowering bulbs, and replacing these with 
annuals when the flowering period is over. The view 
from the drawing-room window, across the lawn to the 
seat in the curved recess in the hedge at the eastern 
end, would be very pleasant. The Apple trees, lifting 
their heads above the hedge, would be pretty in blos- 
som and the fruit useful in autumn. It would be a 
good idea to plant a few Darwin Tulips of a heliotrope 
tint, such as Rev. H. Ewbank, in the flower border 
at the end of the garden. The eye would take in the 
pink of the Apple blossom and the colour of the Tulips 
at the same time, and, seen from the drawing-room, 
the effect would be very pleasing. 
The Rose and annual border backed by a trellis 
covered with climbing roses is a pretty and serviceable 
arrangement. It would have to be remembered, how- 
ever, that the border faces north, and that the climb- 
ing Roses must not be allowed to get too high, or the 
whole border would be in permanent shade. There is 
a point in this plan worthy of consideration to the indi- 
viduai adopting it. Are the two gravel paths, one 
down each side, necessary? The one on the south 
site ends in the hedge, and I think nothing of desirable 
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