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200 PRACTICAL LANDSCAPE GARDENING 



Fig. 158.-Planfor 

 perennial borders 

 along a fence and at 

 the corner of a lawn. 

 In the bed along the 

 fence plant high 



growing perennials and the lower growing kinds in the outer bed. 

 — See page 198 



moved in the Fall should be well protected by a mulch 

 so that the frost will not lift them out. 



SUMMER CARE ^'I 



Summer care of perennials wOl consist principally 

 of frequent cultivation so as to allow a full circulation of air and to 

 keep down the weeds. Tall growing plants should be staked so that 

 the borders will present a neat appearance. Staking should be done 

 as the plants grow, and not at the last moment when the weight of 

 foliage and flowers has made it impossible to give proper support. 



To get the best result with hardy borders they should be gone 

 over every year so that some of the very rampant plants, such as 

 Coreopsis, can be kept in check. It is usually the late blooming 

 varieties which need more frequent di\'ision and transplanting. 

 Spring blooming plants flower mostly from root crowns or buds 

 perfected the preceding year; the Fall blooming plants from the 

 numerous new stems produced during the growing season. Some 

 of the strong growing Fall bloomers lose the original crown every 

 year, leaving many side shoots which spread rapidly through the 

 borders. Plants of this type should be dug up and replanted, setting 

 back just a few of the strongest roots. This will insure larger and 

 better blossoms and more kindly consideration of neighboring plants. 



ARRANGEMENT OF PL.ANTS IN HARDY BORDERS 



The arrangement of plants in the hardy border (Fig. 161) should 

 be with a view to color effect and sequence of bloom. The beds 

 should be interesting from early Spring to late Fall. The most 

 difficult plants to handle successfully with a view to good color effect 

 are those with magenta and mauve shades. It is safe to separate 

 these from conflicting shades with white and pale j^ellow. The 

 white must be used sparingly, however, as it is the most conspicuous 

 color in the combination. The scarlet shades are the high lights 

 in the garden and we cannot place magentas or blues too close to 

 the scarlets with satisfactory results. It is better to pass from 

 orange and yellow to blue. 



