The Garden Magazine, January, 1924 
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“IF YOU HAVE A GARDEN LAID OUT FORMALLY, BY ALL MEANS TREAT IT MOST INFORMALLY” 
Foliage blending into the walk obliterates harsh edges and minimizes labor besides creating a delightfully care-free effect. Heliotrope and 
Carnations (left), Phlox and Larkspur (right) bloom without restraint and in comfortable fellowship with Cedars, Sumac, and other shrubs 
In the large, broadly treated garden this rule holds; use large 
masses, each effective in their season. Do not let any vital 
part be empty of interest for long, but so plan that the blood-red 
Tulips are replaced by a splash of scarlet Oriental Poppies, 
against the green background of Ferns. Bee-balm will repeat 
the same note later, and again later red speciosum Lilies. We 
do not desire a profusion of bloom all over the garden all the 
time but we do want to have some definite spot of interest at 
each season. In April it may be one Forsythia and a hundred 
Daffodils; in May fifty Iris; in June twenty Lemon Lilies; a 
dozen Peonies in July; a hundred Tiger Lilies in August; or in 
the fall but six Helenium may be needed. 
In a small garden this rule does not apply. Here we 
select a list of desirable plants and distribute them in groups 
of from three to five oft repeated, so that in Iris time the 
garden seems to be full of Iris, in Larkspur time we are 
aware of nothing else, and in Phlox time that appears to be 
the only flower. 
FEBRUARY’S PROMISE TO THE READER 
H OW TO MAKE AN ASPARAGUS BED—Giving the number of plants and the number of feet needed to supply this favorite vegetable 
to a family of four, six, or eight, and concrete instruction on how to get the most out of a limited area. 
COMBINATIONS FOR THE FLOWER GARDEN by William Robinson, dean of to-day’s gardeners and leader in the great forward 
movement toward naturalism in landscape planting. 
PROGRAM FOR GARDEN CLUBS—Presenting Topics for Discussion, Activities for the Four Seasons, Shows, Field Days, School 
Gardens, Birds and Their Place in Gardens 
THE DECORATIVE USES OF TRELLIS on Sunporch, Arbor, and Garden House by Estelle H. Ries. 
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES FOR NATIONAL GARDEN WEEK—Constructive suggestions for April, 1924 , in a prize-winning 
account by the Des Moines (Iowa) Garden Club. 
TOOLS THAT LIGHTEN LABOR—Newest devices and up-to-the-minute mechanical aids which render gardening easy and successful. 
