THE WINTER GARDEN 



OST persons who are the 

 owners of gardens seem to 

 be under the impression that 

 we must close the summer 

 volume of Nature's book at 

 the end of the season, and 

 that it must remain closed 

 until the spring of another year invites us to a 

 re-perusal of its attractive pages. In other words, 

 that we are not expected to derive much pleasure 

 from the garden for six months of the year. 



There is no good reason why the home-grounds 

 should not be attractive the year round if we 

 plant for winter as well as summer effect. 



True, we cannot have flowers in winter, but 

 we can secure color-effects with but little trouble 

 that will make good, to a considerable extent, 

 the lack of floral color. Without these the win- 

 ter landscape is cold, though beautiful, and to 

 most persons it will seem dreary and monotonous 

 in its chill whiteness. But to those who have " the 

 seeing eye," there are always elements of won- 

 derful beauty in it, and there is ample material at 



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