^G COLOUR SCHEMES 



Hollyhocks, the kind being one of home growth known 

 as Pink Beauty. The deep green of a Fig-tree that 

 covers the upper part of the landing and outside stone 

 steps to a loft, is an excellent background to the tender 

 greys of these August borders. Unfortunately, the 

 main group of pink Hollyhock, that should have 

 stood up straight and tall and shown well against the 

 window and silvery-grey weather-boarding of the loft, 

 failed altogether last season ; in fact, all the Holly- 

 hocks were poor and stunted, so that an important 

 part of the intended effect was lost. 



Of Lavender hedges there are several, of varying 

 ages, in different parts of the garden. Lavender 

 for cutting should be from plants not more than four 

 to five years old, but for pictorial effect the bushes 

 may be much older. When they are growing old it 

 is a good plan to plant white and purple Clematises 

 so that they can be trained freely through and over 

 them. 



There are comparatively few shrubs that flower in 

 autumn, so that it is quite a pleasant surprise to come 

 upon a group of them all in bloom together. The 

 picture shows the satisfactory effect of a group of 

 Msculus pafviflora and Olearia Haastii. It would 

 have been all the better for some plants of the beau- 

 tiful blue-flowered Perowskya atriplicifolia and for 

 Caryopteris mastacanthus in front, but at the time of 

 planting I did not think of the Caryopteris and did not 

 know the Perowskya. {See p. 77.) 



August is the month of China Asters. I find many 



