FLOWERING AND FOLIAGE 

 PLANTS FOR EDGING BEDS 

 AND WALKS 



E do not lay as much stress 

 on edging beds and walks 

 with flowering plants as 

 formerly, but the practice 

 is a most pleasing one, and 

 ought not to be neglected. 

 It is one of the phases of 

 gardening that has been allowed to fall into dis- 

 use, to a considerable extent, but there are al- 

 ready signs that show it is coming back to its old 

 popularity, along with the old-fashioned flowers 

 that are now more in favor than ever before. 

 This is as it should be. 



A bed without a pretty border or edging 

 always seems incomplete to me. It is as if the 

 owner of it ran short of material before it was 

 finished. The bit of lace or ribbon that is to add 

 the last touch of grace and beauty to the gown 

 is lacking. 



Especially is a border of flowering plants 

 satisfactory if kinds are selected which bloom 



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