BALANCE IN THE GARDEN 



corner to the very point — the blue lyme grass 

 (Elymus arenarius), gladiolus William Falconer, 

 and lowest, of all. Phlox Drummondii, var. Chamois 

 Rose. None of these colors fight with each other 

 at any time, and the large group of tall-growing 

 things is well fronted by the intermediate heights 

 of the lyme grass and the gladiolus when in growth 

 or in bloom. The four far corners of my garden 

 I also consider more effective when planted with 

 tall-growing flowers; in these the Dropmore, An- 

 chusa Italica, first shines bluely forth; this soon 

 gives place to the white physostegia, with phlox 

 Fernando Cortez blooming below the slim white 

 spikes just mentioned; and last, to. light up the 

 corners, comes the mauve Physostegia Virginica, 

 var. rosea, whose bloom here is far more profuse 

 and effective than that of its white sisters. This 

 grouping gives almost continuous bloom and very 

 telling color from mid- June to mid-September; 

 the periods of green, when they occur, are short, 

 and the vigorous-looking plants are not at all 

 objectionable before they blossom. The effect of 

 balanced planting in these corners I consider good. 

 The eye is carried expectantly from one angle to 

 another and expectation is fulfilled. 



In the centre of this garden are four rectangular 



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