CONTINUOUS BLOOM IN AMERICA 



spring planting in the main garden, for which there- 

 fore provision must elsewhere be made. Then in- 

 cidentally, to those not at home to enjoy the summer 

 flowers, the separate spring garden will suggest the 

 opportunity for including fall bloom, and here again 

 we have the original scheme of continuous bloom de- 

 lightfully ignored. Such inconsistency will be pardoned 

 at least by him whom it benefits. 



In some favored places spring can lead us to a 

 veritable fairy-land of blossoms in a cosey nook of her 

 own. Perhaps it lies within an outer court of the main 

 garden, or sometimes away in a partly shaded comer 

 of the place, preferably just below a sloping bank upon 

 which is given special opportunity for the fuller dis- 

 play of the lower plants. Within this enclosure late 

 April is represented by clumps of Daffodils springing 

 from the borders of the grassy walks at intervals of 

 3 feet. Pansies and English Daisies are opening in 

 the small beds. While the rising slope at one end of 

 this garden is covered with Phlox subulata, blue Peri- 

 winkles, Primroses, and Daffodils. Later wild Lupins 

 adorn the bank. On the other three sides, just be- 

 yond the boundary-lines, the Forsythias are flowering, 

 followed by Magnolia and Cherry bloom. 



Again, there is nothing fairer than that which May 

 has to offer. A wall of blossoms is possible on shrub 

 and trees just over the line. The bank is blue with 

 Lupin, and the small open beds (if there are any), 



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