FLOWER GARDENS 
This subject is so broail in scope that we do not pretend to cover it In this 
book. We shall merely give a few suggestions. 
Flower gardens, should if possible be placed away from the direct view of 
passers-by. A garden of this sort is often used for growing flowers for the table 
or for the living room. For this reason, the plants often suffer in appearance 
from the cutting of the blossoms. To accomplish this concealment and also to 
give It a back ground, hedges or borders are often planted about the garden. 
The form of the flower garden should be made to please yourself. Common 
shapes, are square, oblong, circular, elliptical, and irregular. Beds may also 
The borders of mixed deciduous shrubs at the entrance to this formal rose garden 
lend a very desirable touch of privacy and seclusion 
be laid out to suit yourself. I'aths either of gravel, tine crushed stone, or of 
grass may be laid out diametrically, diagnoally, concentrically, radiating away 
from the center, or may wind about in a rambling informal manner. 
The center of the garden may be just a bed of flowers, or it may contain such 
features as a sun dial, gazing globe, fountain or bird bath. 
Paths may terminate with arches, pergolas, or seats (rustic or otherwise) 
upon which you can rest and enjoy the beauty of your handiwork. 
As we have said elsewhere in this book, give rein to the sense of the jirtistic 
which is in you. 
