AMERICAN 
HOMES AND GARDENS 
March, | 91 | 
Number 3 
A Woman's ['wo-Year-Old Hardy Garden from Seeds 
By Adaline Thomson. 
2) ARLY in the spring two years ago, I de- 
cided to have a real old fashioned gar- 
den of perennial plants I had dreamed of 
all my life. The barn—which at this time 
was within twenty-five feet of the house 
—was to be moved the following year 
back to the extreme end of our suburban 
lot, and the vacant space would offer an ideal location for 
my garden. 
After consulting numerous catalogues, I made the dis- 
covery that to have half of the plants desired, meant an 
outlay of more money than would be necessary. Now, it 
was important that the man of the house should not be dis- 
couraged at the very beginning of my venture, for within 
that garden of my hopes was to be a sun-dial and a pergola: 
The decision was made: I would raise my hardy plants from 
seeds! 
At once, seeds were ordered of all the hardy plants to 
be found in the catalogues, and mixed packets were chosen 
to insure a variety of color. Almost two dollars was the 
sum invested on these various varieties. . 
The last of March there was made for me a hot bed; 
old lumber being used for the frame and a storm window 
for the sash. After the usual directions were followed as 
A resting place in one corner of the pergola 
