and can tell you how you can have a modest garden 
of fragrance and beauty at a trifling cost. ^^Your 
garden,’’ they will tell you, ^^should grow from year 
to year as your taste and need changes. Don’t under¬ 
take too much.” 
THE EXPERIENCED AMATEUR GARDENER 
CAN BE OF GREAT ASSISTANCE TO MR. 
AND MRS. BEGINNER GARDENER— 
On what scale do you want a Flower Garden: 
—do you want to grow vegetables, as well as flowers? 
Some 
Helpful Hints . . . 
The Plan: Put it on paper. 
Really, planning is one of the 
thrills of gardening you will 
most enjoy. Spring, you know, 
comes early on the calendar of 
the gardener, and if you have 
planned well, your planting is 
already half begun. 
Choice of Flowers: There are 
a host of lovely flowers and 
shrubs from which to choose. 
The beginner will get the 
greatest satisfaction from the 
tried, easy-to-grow standard varieties. 
Flowers may be roughly classed as Annuals or 
Perennials. Annuals die each winter, and since 
they must be replanted each spring, they per¬ 
mit new arrangements and different color 
schemes. But perennials grow year after year, 
and consequently should occupy some perma¬ 
nent place in your garden. 
MANY WAYS TO GROW ANNUALS 
Annuals grow quickly from dependable Bartel- 
des Seeds—are gay and colorful, prolific, de¬ 
pendable. Before making out your list of An¬ 
nuals, study the flower section of this catalog. 
WHO PLANTS ANNUALS 
Everyone who grows flowers 
—the home owner, the renter, 
the window-box gardener, the 
penthouse dweller—even the 
summer campers. 
Annuals make fine beds or 
borders—a part of your foun¬ 
dation planting, the enlarge- 
-or have you set your heart on an outdoor living 
roo m—w it h a pool, 
shady nooks, a rock gar¬ 
den, a bird house or 
baths, a sundial, an oven 
for barbecue or picnics, 
flower show grounds, 
garden parties, etc. 
—or do you just want an 
informal garden for an¬ 
nual flowers, beds and 
borders? 
Barteldes 
Giant Asters 
ment of a border, a nook or comer. Beds allow 
depth and massing, color and display. Borders 
are for hillsides, terraces, hedges, rock 
walls, fences, and paths. 
Color harmony is a study in itself. There 
* are many blue flowers to choose from. 
And as many golds. And even more 
whites. Also choice red overtones. 
Height is important. Remember, you 
grow flowers to be seen. So small ones 
should be planted to the front, mediums 
in the middle, and tall ones in the back. 
The Flower Garden 
