Most of the pleasing effects created in the garden are made by arranging complementary things in such order 
as to supplement their individual beauty. It seems best to have one item dominant and plant with the whole pic- 
ture in mind. For example, low spreading subjects should be planted in large numbers as ground cover, from 
which can spring up definite spikes or mounds of another color. Sometimes succession of flowers or berries, or 
perhaps mingling of colored bark will supply the missing interest in your garden. Do not stint with materials or 
try too many ideas in a small area. Here are a few suggestions: 
PERENNIAL BORDER 
Plant Combinations: 
Spring 
Heuchera sanguinea—Aquilegia coerulea—Iris german- 
ica. 
Peony Festiva Maxima — Dianthus. 
Phlox, Miss Lingard — Campanula persicifolia blue. 
Phlox, Miss Lingard — Aquilegia chrysantha—Heuchera 
sanguinea. 
Hemerocallis flava—Baptisia australis. 
Anthemis tinctoria — Delphinium. 
Mertensia — Clara Butt Tulip — Trillium — Phlox div. 
Delphinium chinense — Aquilegia chrysantha. 
Dicentra spectabilis — White Iris—Iberis. 
Alyssum—Iris pumila. 
Hemerocallis flava — Iris sibirica. 
Trollius — Anchusa myosotidiflora. 
Summer 
Delphinium Tall Hybrids — Gaillardia. 
Monarda didyma — Phlox von Lassburg. 
Dianthus plumarius — Viola, Jersey Gem. 
Lilies—Papaver, Mrs. Perry. 
Linum perenne—Cerastium tomentosum — Papaver, 
Mrs. Perry. 
Coreopsis — Delphinium. 
Chrysanthemum Shasta Daisy — Anthemis — Delphinium 
Belladonna. 
Anchusa italica — Anthemis. 
Anchusa italica—Gaillardia. 
Hemerocallis flava — Campanula glomerata. 
Campanula persicifolia — Heuchera. 
Lilium candidum — Delphinium. 
Lychnis chalcedonica- — White Phlox. 
Scabiosa caucasica — Oenothera. 
Gypsophila paniculata — Monarda didyma. 
Hemerocallis—Delphinium. 
Shasta Daisy—Scabiosa caucasica. 
Gypsophila paniculata—Lychnis chalcedonica. 
Autumn 
Thalictrum dipterocarpum—Anemone japonica alba. 
Eupatorium Fraseri — Helenium, Riverton Gem. 
Aster Climax — Helenium, Riverton Gem. 
Helenium autumnale — Salvia Pitcheri. 
Chrysanthemum arcticum—Eupatorium coelestinum. 
Chrysanthemum, Yellow Gaillardia — Chrysanthemum, 
bronze. 
Anemone hupehensis — Chrysanthemum, yellow. 
ROCK GARDEN 
Plant Combinations: 
Arabis alpina — Pulmonaria azurea. 
Iris pumila coerulea — Viola, Yellow Queen. 
Linum perenne — Androsace lanuginosa. 
Phlox subulata-—Viola, Jersey Gem. 
Iris gracilipes — Heuchera. 
Aubrietia, Lavender — Viola lutea. 
Aubretia, Lavender — Alyssum citrinum. 
Dianthus neglectus—Campanula muralis. 
Dianthus deltoides — Veronica rupestris. 
Geranium lancastriense in front of Iris gracilipes. 
Saxifraga MacNabiana — Androsace lanuginosa. 
Cheiranthus Allioni- — Viola cornuta. 
Yellow Sun Rose—-Veronica rupestris. 
Campanula carpatica — Oenothera missouriensis. 
Geum sibiricum-—Phlox subulata Wilsoni. 
Gypsophila repens — Campanula muralis. 
Anemone pulsatilla — Arabis —Doronicum. 
Arabis—Iris pumila varieties. 
Campanula carpatica alba — Heuchera. 
Arabis alpina—Viola, Jersey Gem. 
Cerastium tomentosum—Heuchera sanguinea. 
Arenaria montana—Aquilegia flabellata. 
Papaver alpinum — Linum perenne. 
Papaver nudicaule — Phlox subulata. 
Geranium sanguineum — Aquilegia hybrida alba. 
Nierembergia rivularis — Plumbago larpentae. 
Arabis alpina fl. pi. — Aubrietia. 
SHRUB PLANTINGS 
Plant Combinations: 
Amelanchier canadensis— Azalea Vaseyi—Viola, Jersey 
Gem. 
Hypericum Moserianum — Buddleia. 
Amelanchier canadensis — -Daphne cneorum. 
Forsythia intermedia spectabilis — Azalea mucronulata. 
Chionananthus virginica—Lonicera tatarica. 
Clethra alnifolia — Potentilla fruticosa. 
Syringa vulgaris — Symphoricarpos racemosus. 
Spirea Van Houttei—Blue Iris. 
Symphoricarpos racemosus — Viburnum americanum. 
Berberis Thunbergi—Ligustrum ibota Regelianum— 
Elaeagnus angustifolia. 
Cornus stolonifera — Kerria japonica flore pleno. 
Cornus stolonifera lutea—-Vaccinium corymbosum. 
PLANTS FOR BINDING AND COVERING 
SOIL ON STEEP BANKS 
Shrubs 
Acanthopanax pentaphylla, Physocarpus 
7-8 ft. 
Ailanthus glandulosa, 
50 ft. 
Berberis Thunbergi, 4-5 ft. 
Cornus alba, 8-9 ft. 
Cornus stolonifera, 8-9 ft. 
Forsythia suspensa, 5-6 ft. 
Lonicera tatarica, 9-10 ft. 
Myrica carolinensis, 4-5 ft. 
Physocarpus monogynus, 
4-5 ft. 
Celastrus scandens. 
Lonicera halliana. 
Rosa lucida. 
opulifolius, 
8-9 ft. 
Rhus canadensis, 4-5 ft. 
Rhus typhina, 10-12 ft. 
Robinia hispida, 4-6 ft. 
Rosa nitida, 12-18 in. 
Rosa rugosa, 4-5 ft. 
Rosa setigera, 5-6 ft. 
Symphoricarpos racemosus, 
5-6 ft. 
Symphoricarpos vulgaris, 
4-5 ft. 
Zanthoriza apiifolia, 2-3 ft. 
Vines 
Rosa wichuraiana. 
Vinca minor. 
PLANTS FOR SPACES BETWEEN 
FLAGSTONES AND ROCK WALLS 
Achillea tomentosa. 
Arenaria caespitosa. 
Campanula pusilla. 
Erysimum pulchellum 
Euonymus 
radicans minimus. 
Nierembergia rivularis. 
Phlox subulata varieties 
(for large steps). 
Sedum acre. 
Sedum dasyphyllum. 
Sedum lydium. 
Sedum Middendorffianum 
Sempervivum (all). 
Silene alpestris. 
Statice armeria. 
Thymus (all). 
Tunica saxifraga. 
Veronica repens. 
Make Your Hobby Gardening, and Commune with Nature 
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