PLANTING 151 



fruit is very decorative, and may also be used for 

 the making of jellies and jam. 



It is thus seen that the characteristic of a shrub 

 is really one of the most important deterniining 

 factors in its choice or rejection by the landscape- 

 designer. The season in which the plant charac- 

 teristic develops is always of importance, for by 

 a critical selection a garden may be given year- 

 round attractiveness by employing plants the 

 characteristics of which develop at different sea- 

 sons. The choice of plant materials will then give 

 a constant interest, but an ever-changing one. It 

 is therefore most essential, in choosing a plantiiig_ 

 scheme, to bear in mirid whettier the gardCTL_is to 

 be used at on e time jmthe year only, and to plant 

 accordingly. 



A ve ry important co nsideration in the selection 



of plants is their^value^hifiji means lightness or 



darkness in the, general impression, and is de-_ 



j)e ndent upon thej^age^ The full discussion of 



value may be f oimd in the chapter on color. 



For landscape purposes aU three values, light, . 

 jnedium , and dark, may be used together with ad- 

 vantage, though it is not advisable to u se ex tremes 

 together. The light and the mediiun, or the dark 

 and the medium, may be employed satisfactorily 



