CARPET-BEDDING 



And the fact should never be lost sight of that 

 failure to give all the care needed brings about 

 most discouraging results. This being the case, 

 select a design in which the effect aimed at can 

 be secured by broad masses of color, depending 

 almost wholly on color-contrast for pleasing re- 

 sults. Bear in mind that this " school " of pic- 

 torial art belongs to the " impressionistic " rather 

 than the pre-Raphaelite," about which we hear 

 so much nowadays, and leave the fine work to the 

 professional gardener, or wait until you feel quite 

 sure of your ability to attempt it with a reason- 

 ably good show of success. 



Some persons are under the impression that 

 flowering plants can be used to good effect in 

 carpet-bedding. This is not the case, however. 

 In order to bring out a pattern or design fully 

 and clearly, it is absolutely necessary that we 

 make use of plants which are capable of giving a 

 solid color-effect. This we obtain from foliage, 

 but very few flowering plants are prolific enough 

 of bloom to give the desired result. The effect 

 will be thin and spotty, so never depend on them. 

 Quite often they can be used in combination with 

 plants having ornamental foliage in such a man- 

 ner as to secure pleasing results, but they always 



play a secondary part in this phase of gardening. 



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