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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



December, 1910 



A garden walk 



Border showing Valerine Peonia Spirari 



Second Garden Prize 



Won by James M. Hull, Esq., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 



FEW years ago, in the month of July, we marigold, with a background of shrubs and vines. The gar- 

 moved into our new home. It was too den is distinctly an individual one, planned and worked by 

 late in the season to have a flower garden one person, embellished and beautified with comparatively 

 then. But having a great desire for one, simple means, and a few hours' hard work every week in 

 I though I would dig and get it ready for the beginning. It is a garden of gay blooming, sweet 

 the fall planting. When I went to spade scented flowers. It has been planned and planted as an out- 

 it I found the soil so very hard I could door living-room, for the summer months. Its gradual de- 

 not make a dent in it, even with an axe. So I gave it up until velopment brought up the questions of permanence, ar- 

 the fall when I put on sand and manure, or any soil I could tistic arrangement, harmony of color and the lengthening 

 get that was suitable to mix with the clay. I dug the border of the flowering period. Beginning In the latter part of 



i^ to 20 inches deep, and mixed in the 

 soil with the clay, which now makes a 

 good soil, as the clay retains and holds 

 the moisture. 



Before commencing the garden I had 

 a definite plan In view, which was to 

 have a picturesque garden, effective 

 from all points of view, with an abund- 

 ance of foliage and flowers from early 

 spring, until cut down by frost, and I 

 think I have succeeded. Each year I 

 see where I can improve on it, and make 

 it more complete. To get the effect de- 

 sired, I left the central part grass, and 

 made the sides and end irregular to 

 hide the fence with vines and shrubs. 

 As I wished to have a permanent gar- 

 den, I chose perennial shrubs and vines. 

 The first year I filled in with all of the 

 wild flowers I could gather, such as the 

 daisy, aster, golden rod, ferns, lilies, 

 phlox, violets. I have retained some of 

 these — they are so beautiful and effec- 

 tive. The border shows all these flow- 

 ers charmingly intermingled, with long 

 plumes of larkspur, or spear-like leaves 

 of iris, or dainty golden stars of core- 

 opsis. Phlox, calendula, aster, zinnias. 



1. June pinks. 2. Moss pinks. 3. Forget-me-not and Alys- 

 sum. 4. Peonies. 5. Roses. 6. Violets. 7. Monarda 

 didyraa. 8. Sweet William. 9. Oriental poppy, 100 Plants. 

 10. Phlox. 11. Helianthus. 5 varieties, 12. Delphinium. 13. 

 English iris. 14, African Marigold, 15. Valerian white. 

 16. Rudbeckia-Newmania. 17. Aquilegia. 18. Hardy-aster. 

 19. Canterbury bells. 20. Heliopsis. 21. Hollyhocks, white. 



April and early May I have the most 

 hardy spring bulbs coming in bloom. 

 Tulips, narcissi, daffodil, and crocuses 

 are planted between the perennial, 

 plants, back from the edge of the bor- 

 der, as they are past their bloom be- 

 fore the others are much grown. The 

 late tulips look beautiful next to a clump 

 of wild blue phlox. They bloom at the 

 same time. I have for an edging of the 

 border small boulders, between and 

 over which grow moss, phlox, June 

 pinks, pansies, sweet alyssum and for- 

 get-me-not, which help to keep the edg- 

 ing brilliant from May to October. Next 

 to the fence grow shrubs and vines and 

 tall plants, such as heliotropes, sunflow- 

 ers, hardy delphiniums, hollyhocks, hardy 

 asters, chrysanthemums. There are also 

 achillea, aconitum, aquilegia, canter- 

 bury-bells, heleniums in variety, also 

 iris, monarda, peonies, phlox. Oriental 

 poppy, rudbeckia, spiraea. Sweet Will- 

 iam, valerina, lychnis and a few other 

 varieties, the majestic lilac and blue del- 

 phinium are prominent. Clusters of can- 

 terbury bells, blue and white and purple, 

 rich red pink and white phloxes, yellow 



22. Hemerocallisflava. 23. German iris. 24. Golden-glow. 

 25. Spiraea-pink. 26. Erianthus, plume grass. 27. Valeriana 

 red. 28. Tiger lilies. 29. Chrysanthemum. 30. Achillea, 

 white and red. 31. Aconitum. 32. Petunia. 33. Asters 

 annual. 34. Snow-ball. 35. Syringa. 36. Pear tree. 37. 

 Maple tree. .38. Small elm tree. 39. Four peach trees. 40. 

 Five grape vines. 41. Plum tree. 42. Ash Barrel. 



