PLANTING THE EDGE OF A POOL 



Q. What would you sugge^ to plant around the edge 

 of an oval pool? Are maidenhair ferns desirable for this 

 purpose? 



A. Yes, use maidenhair ferns and Spanish iris, but border 

 the Maidenhair with white Carpathian Hare Bells. Here and 

 there plunge pots of White Lily of the Nile (Agapanthus) 

 using but one root for each pot, so the effecft will not be heavy. 

 A golden Calla lily could be near the white lilies, here and 

 there. They are true Summer blooming lilies, these golden 

 callas, and are to be planted in the same manner as the white 

 Winter callas. You might care for the Blue Lily of the Nile, 

 a mo^t lovely and satisfacftory plant as the foliage is so charm- 

 ing after the flowers are gone, although they la^ (the flowers) 

 for many weeks. Golden and white and blue violas could be 

 tucked in and about the pool edge. A few small clumps of 

 " ornamental grasses " the very narrow sorts also would be 

 charming. So would a St. Bruno lily, here and there. They 

 are very much like the Madonna lily, but smaller and as 

 they are hardy and charming they could be used with ad- 

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PLANTING WATER LILIES 



Q. When is the proper time to plant water-lilies, and 

 how should they be planted? 



A. Plant them in May. Place a layer of pebbles in a wicker 

 basket filled with good loamy soil, hook the basket to a pole 

 and sink it in the water approximately where you wish your 

 lilies to grow. Water plants will not thrive in swiftly flowing 

 water, they require and do be^ in ^ill water, and of course 

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