•Open lawn on one side only, where the outlook Is across the harbor, the three remaining sides are designed in a perennial border which gives a succession of 



flowers through the summer months" 



One Woman's Summer Garden— By Mary h. Northend, 



Massa- 

 chusetts 





A SUGGESTION FOR A VACATION GARDEN THAT IS PERMANENT AND GROWS A SUCCESSION OF 

 FLOWERS DURING JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST — HARDY PLANTS THAT ANYONE CAN GROW ANYWHERE 



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T)ERHAPS the accompanying sketches and photographs which 

 ■■■ show what has been accomplished by one woman will 

 be an inspiration and a help to others. 

 The garden to which you are introduced 

 is on the shores of New England, and 

 has attained its present growth in a matter 

 of three years. Open lawn on one side 

 only, where the outlook is across the 

 harbor, the three remaining sides 

 are designed in a perennial bor- 

 der which gives a succession of 

 flowers through the summer 

 months. Early spring effect is 

 not sought for. It is essentially 

 a summer and a ^^^^^^^ 

 vacation garden, 

 and perennials are 

 used because of 

 their permanency 

 and of the big re- 

 sults they will 

 give with little af- 

 ter care. 



Quite apart from j 1 isji|i|l the success of Mrs. Perry's efforts as a 

 gardener, as is ! * 1"\\\\ shown by the results, there is the pleas- 

 ure and improved \\ \\s\ health which she herself has derived 

 from the enforced outdoor occupation and mild exer- 

 cise that comes from tending the garden. As a rule, the work in the / // y/-\ 

 garden is done in the early hours of the morning and in the eve- 

 ning — - that is from four to seven A. m. and after the hottest 

 hours of the day are past. 



The garden itself is a one-woman garden, only the heaviest work 

 being done by hired labor when anything unusual may be under- 

 taken, and excepting also the cutting and rolling of the lawn. 

 The extra assistance is mostly in getting ready for winter and the 

 uncovering during the early days of spring. None but the owner's 

 own hands set out or cultivate the perennials that form the border 

 proper. Such few annuals as may be sown are put directly into the 

 place where they belong and not transplanted. No plants are 



bought, and even the perennials are raised from seed sown 

 in boxes and transplanted when of sufficient size. 



Without any pre- 



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Plan of June flowering 



vious knowledge of 

 the affinities of the 

 different plants for 

 special situations the 

 ultimate right loca- 

 tion has been found 

 by a series of experi- 

 ments, moving the 

 plants from one 

 place to another un- 

 til it was discovered 

 where they did best 

 and looked their 

 brightest. 



The earliest bloom 

 is of the primroses 

 and columbines, an 

 effect which contin- 

 ues in this section 

 until well into June, 

 when the real flow- 

 ering season begins. 

 The color scheme, a 

 matter which has 

 been carefully stud- 

 ied, is mainly pink, white and 

 blue, yellow being introduced 

 merely in the light of an ac- 

 cent to emphasize the dominant 

 colors. 



Back of the gravel path, with 

 a narrow space between (where sweet alys- 

 sum grows), is a row of sweet William in 

 white, pink, and deep red. This runs en- 

 tirely around the garden, except near the barn, 

 where the columbines last longer, and two 



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