A Garden of Annuals 
THE BEST GARDEN FOR THE BEGINNER—BIG ADVANTAGES OF BLOOM 
THE YEAR OF PLANTING — SUGGESTIVE ARRANGEMENTS OF PLANTS 
r. V H . S . Ad a :m s 
Photographs by Mary H. Xortiiend, Jessie Tarbox Beals, Nathan R. Graves and Chas. Jones 
Editor's Xote. — Most people have some peculiar prejudice in favor of a certain type of garden. This may be induenced by personal tastes or by the exigencies of location. 
But the fact remains that there arc different kinds of gardens to choose from as well as there are different styles of architecture. The purpose of this series is to show what 
types are available. This article describes the garden made chiefly of annuals. Last month the utility garden was presented ; other types will follow in subsequent issues. 
A fter all, there is only one garden for everybody. This is 
the garden of annuals. Time, means, uncertain domicile 
and what not may stand in the way of the hardy garden, the rose 
garden and other charming retreats that snap their fingers at 
winter’s chill; but who, with the desire in the heart, may not have 
a garden of the flowers that 
are of a single summer ? So 
little as a nickel, a window 
box and a wholly negligible 
amount of labor will create 
something that every wander¬ 
ing bee will gladly deem a 
garden — even a delectable 
one. 
I was born and brought up, 
so to speak, in a garden of 
annuals, though much of my 
early flower education came in the course of frequent excursions 
into the old hardy gardens of the neighborhood. This was quite 
a matter of accident. I am rather inclined to think, however, as 
i look back into those years, that the garden of annuals is not 
only everybody’s garden but the sort of garden that everybody 
should begin with. It is a fine 
school of experience in many 
ways — especially in the use of 
color in the garden. 
Not that the garden of an¬ 
nuals needs any excuse for 
being; it is its own excuse, 
and always will be. Some¬ 
times it is the best of all gar¬ 
dens and never, whether it be 
the sole retreat or only one of 
several pleasant places, does it 
The dwarf nasturtium grows so 
easily it should not be neglected 
A planting of annuals m straight beds. Nicotiana makes a wonderful 
background for lower growing plants. It appears best when massed 
A garden could consist of asters 
alone; Comet is a fine variety 
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