R ustic A dorn merits. 
pampas grass (GyneHum argenteum) 
base ancfallowing the shoots to climb up these; and among the shrubs, groups 
of lilies may be planted to fight their way through the front branches. 
Spaces between the hardy perennials can be planted with spring-flowering 
bulbs imautumn; sown with hardy annuals in April; or planted with half- 
hardy annuals, zonal 
pelargoniums, 
petunias, calceolarias, 
lobelias, fuchsias, 
violas, or pansies in 
May or June. Again, 
summer - flowering 
chrys a n them urns, 
planted in April, will 
bloom nicely in July 
and August, and 
gladioli, planted in 
March or April, 
in September and 
onwards. After the 
initial cost of plant¬ 
ing the borders with 
perennials, there 
will be little after¬ 
expense, and the 
result will be a gay 
garden from March 
to October. 
There are one or 
two other modes of 
decorating a flower 
garden that must be 
described ere this 
chapter is brought to a close. We refer more particularly to groups 
of noble foliage plants on the lawn. The tree poeony, for instance, is 
very frequently grown singly or in groups in sunny spots, and where 
the soil and situation suits its growth it has a charming effect when in 
bloom. The common rhubarb {Rheum officinale) is a particularly handsome 
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