Green rattan half circles are put in the 

 ground at the sides of extreme paths (not the 

 center one) but those at the right and left of the 

 center path, and on these old blue Clematis 

 "Romona" are trained, and form a low blue floral 

 hedge on those sides. The Clematis vines accom- 

 modate themselves to this training, and the 

 sprays grow up and out in a fascinating way. 

 Six groups of blue Lilies-of-the-Nile were planted 

 in sunken pots and this completed the "Blue Gar- 

 den." All easily obtainable, simple, quite usual 

 flowers and bulbs. Not one difficult thing, or one 

 needing any different treatment than the other. 



Feeding with soot and pulverized sheep 

 manure twice only during four months and soak- 

 ing the bed with a very soft, gentle spray in dry 

 weather, kept this Blue Garden filled with flowers 

 all Summer long. When those of short season 

 passed, the others followed and filled in the spaces 

 of departed flowers. 



