WHERE TO PLANT 



LARGE OPEN BEDS, SQUARE, ROUND, OR OVAL 



In a good-sized open bed, square, round, or oval, 

 i. e., 12 or more feet in diameter (Charts VI and VII), 

 the straight lines, already described in the 7 by 28 foot 

 bed, become circular lines around a centre space, which 

 centre forms the background of such beds. This cen- 

 tre measures from 2 to 3 feet lq diameter, and con- 

 tains withia its space two sets of tall plants: First, 

 a mass of spring flowers like Bluets (fall-sown) or 

 else three Lupins in a group with a few Cottage Tulips 

 — all tall for that period around June 1. Later, there 

 follows some ever blooming variety of annual, like 

 Zinnia, Marigold, or early Cosmos. Several plants 

 of any one of these varieties are placed around and 

 close to the outer lines of the centre space to spread over 

 it when early bloom is past, and Bluets are removed. 

 If perennial Lupins form the centre group, they are 

 not removed, but are unlikely to suffer from this 

 shading. If necessary to prevent crowding, a little 

 of their foliage could be nipped off. 



Then the other lines encircling this bed (supposing 

 it to be 12 or 14 feet in diameter) can be planted 

 somewhat similar to those in the long 7 by 28 foot 

 bed, only on circles instead of on straight lines. (See 

 Chart VI.) When the diameter of the bed is over 

 14 feet, then plant additional circular line or lines of 

 alternating plants, allowing one extra line to every 23^ 

 feet of diameter. 



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