PLANNING 



and the effect of which will be very unpleasant. 

 On the other hand, by planning your bed in ad- 

 vance of making it, with color-harmony in mind, 

 you can so select and arrange your colors that 

 they will not only harmonize, but afford a con- 

 trast that will heighten the general effect greatly. 

 For instance, you can use rose-color, white and 

 pale yellow varieties together, or scarlet and 

 white, or carmine and pale yellow, and these com- 

 binations will be in excellent harmony, and give 

 entire satisfaction. The mauves, lilacs, and 

 violets, to be satisfactory, should only be used in 

 combination with white varieties. I am speaking 

 of the Phlox, but the rule which applies to this 

 plant applies with equal force to all plants in 

 which similar colors are to be found. 



If there are unsightly places anywhere about 

 the grounds aim to hide them under a growth 

 of pretty vines. An old fence can be made into 

 a thing of beauty when covered with Morning 

 Glories or Nasturtiums. By the use of a trellis 

 covered with Sweet Peas, or a hedge of Zinnia, 

 or of Cosmos, we can shut off the view of objec- 

 tionable features which may exist in connection 

 with the garden. Outhouses can be completely 

 hidden in midsummer by planting groups of Ri- 

 cinus about them, and filling in with Hollyhocks, 

 and Delphinium, and Golden Glow, and other 



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