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Three tubs may be grouped as 
shown. A wet or boggy spot in the 
center will accommodate moisture 
loving margin plants such as — 
Marsh Marigold, Bugle (Ajuga), 
Forget-Me-Not, Ferns, Primrose. 
Dainty white Lily, 
Dressed like a bride, 
Shining with whiteness 
And scented beside. 
of water above layer of rich soil. ~ —Anon. 
At right — Cross-section of tub 
garden showing eight or ten inches 

Success with a Iub Garden 
An ordinary wooden wash tub sunk in the ground 
makes a good pool, or a large cask or hogshead, cut off 
about two feet deep is better. Much of the artistic suc- 
cess of a TUB GARDEN depends upon sinking the tub 
to its rim in the soil and then planting suitable material 
around it. Select margin plants which do not grow over 
four to eight inches tall. 
Don’t make a complete ring of boulders around the 
rim, rather, group them, allowing plants to mask the 
edges of the tub and soften its too-even outline. Lay 
the stones flat, NEVER stand them on end. 
Several tubs may be grouped to make a larger dis- 
play, but under all conditions plan so you'll have a 
background of shrubs or evergreens against which the 
pool planting will show off. 
Don’t over-plant a small pool. The mirror surface of 
a water garden is one of its greatest charms. When 
plants grow too dense, pull off some of the leaves. 
Substitution List 
You may not care for the flowers listed, and 
many are hard to get. We suggest these sub- 
titutes : 
Ajuga Reptans — 2 for 75c 
Aster sub coeruleus — 2 Blue Violets 
Centaurea Montana — 3 Blue Violas 
Cerastium Tomentosum — 2 Dianthus Plumaris 
for 75c 
Dianthus Rose Dawn—3: Armena Maritima 
for $1.05 
Dicentra Eximia — 3 Sea Pink $1.05 
Evening Primrose — 2 Azaleamums Nugget 
Heuchera — 3 Maiden Blush or Rose Unique 
Carnations 
Linaria Cymbalaria — omit 
Lychnis — 2 Astilbe 
Moss Pink — 2 Creeping Phlox 75c 
Mysotis — Pink Forget-Me-Not 
Nepeta Mussini— 1 for 45c; 3 for 75c 
Papaver Nudicaule —1 Heliopsis Apollo 
Sedum Sexangulare — 2 Hardy Verbena 
Sedum Sieboldi— 1 Spurge 
Statice Latifolia — - Baby’s Breath (1 for 45c) 
Sun Rose — 1 for 45c; 2 for 75c 
R. M. Kellogg Company 
Three Rivers, Michigan 
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