Art Out-of-Doors 
ards, of course, are permanent; there is 
much less cost for wintering the other plants 
or sowing or buying them afresh each spring ; 
and much less labor is needed throughout the 
summer. Indeed, after the planting or sow- 
ing for summer has been done, no care is re- 
quired but a little weeding and watering, 
and the occasional clipping of a plant which 
has run out too far over the grass, or threat- 
ens to smother too many of its neighbors. 
Such borders are called French parterres, 
but it will be a pity if their use is long lim- 
ited to France. Yet must I be careful to 
say that they too would be unsuitable in 
naturalistic landscape - designs. Can you 
fancy them appropriate and lovely if curved 
around the edges of winding walks, amid 
irregularly planted shrubs and trees ? 
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