CHAPTER VII 



THE FLOWER BORDER IN JULY 



Towards the end of July the large flower border begins 

 to show its scheme. Until then, although it has been 

 well filled with growing plants, there has been no 

 attempt to show its whole intention. But now this 

 is becoming apparent. The two ends, as already 

 described, are of grey foliage, with, at the near end, 

 flowers of pale blue, white and lightest yellow. The 

 tall spikes of pale blue Delphinium are over, and now 

 there are the graceful grey-blue flowers of Campanula 

 lacti flora that stand just in front of the great Larkspurs. 

 At the back is a white Everlasting Pea, four years 

 planted and now growing tall and strong. The over- 

 blown flowers of the Delphinium have been removed, 

 but their stems have been left just the right height for 

 supporting the growth of the white Pea, which is now 

 trained over them and comes forward to meet the 

 pale blue-white Campanula. In front of this there is 

 a drift of Rue, giving a beautiful effect of dim grey 

 colour and softened shadow ; it is crowned by its 

 spreading corymbs of pale yellow bloom that all rise 

 nearly to a level. Again in front is the grand glaucous 

 fohage of Sea-kale. A little further along, and towards 

 the back, is a bush of Golden Privet, taking up and 



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