THE JUNE GARDEN 47 



It stands nearly opposite the Hut kitchen window, 

 and when in full bloom actually sheds Ught into the 

 room. I know it as the Kitchen Rose. The diameter 

 of the bush is even greater than the plan shows, for 

 it overwhelms the nearest Thuya and rushes through 

 the Thorn, and many of its shoots are within hand- 

 reach of the back path. The rest of this clump is 

 occupied by plants of tall habit — the great Mullein 

 {Verbascum orientale), the Giant Cow-Parsnip (Hera- 

 cleum Mantegazzianum), and white Foxgloves. 



The plan shows how the border of early bulbs, 

 described in a former chapter (now a mass of hardy 

 Ferns, as shown at p. 7), lies in relation to this part 

 of the garden. There is also a grand mass of Oriental 

 Poppy and Orange Lilies in half-shade on the other 

 side of the path, where it turns and is bordered with 

 Berberis. This makes a fine distant effect of strong 

 colour looking north-west from the southern end of 

 the bulb-border. 



I greatly wish I could have some other June borders 

 for the still better use of the Flag Irises, but not only 

 have I quite as much dressed ground as I can afford 

 to keep up, but the only space where such borders 

 could be made has to be nursery-ground of plants for 

 sale. But though I am denied this pleasure myself, 

 I should hke to suggest it to others, and therefore give 

 plans of two borders of different colourings. There 

 would be no great harm if they came opposite each 

 other, though perhaps, as colour schemes, they would 

 be rather better seen singly and quite detached from 

 each other. 



