Making the Herb Garden 
In Sun and Semi- shade 
' The garden pictured in the accompanying plan 
lies in part sun and part shade. It faces to the 
south of the house. Tall trees to the rear of 
the stone wall and rustic bench cast enough 
broken shade to protect the tall Angelica and 
Lovage plants against the wall. Sweet Cicely | 
and Pulmonaria planted alternately behind the 
low edging of Sweet Woodruff and Christmas Rose 
present a pleasing succession of color early in 
the spring. The slowly unfurling leaves of Sweet 
Cicely are but rosy knobs above the ground when 
the blue and pink ragged sailor blossoms of Pul- 
monaria are-unfurled to the breeze. Later,the 
tall lacey white umbels of Sweet Cicely blossoms 
surrounded by lush layers of fern-like leaves 
almost hide the spotted leaves which give the 
name Lungwort to the plant which was thereby 
believed to be a cure for consumption. 
If it is not desirable to set out enough 
Sweet Cicely plants the first season for the deep 
bed in front of the Lovage and Angelica, a variety 
of Mints might occupy the space. Spearmint for 
Mint sauce; Peppermint for tea; Orange Mint,Mentha 
citrata, and Pineapplement ,M.rotundifolia var. 
varltegata, used interchangeably for garnishing 
and beverages; would thrive in such a situation. 
The rapidly spreading carpeter Ajuga reptans 
or the white-streaked Lamium maculatum, Dead 
Nettle, are good alternatives to the choice and 
costly Woodruff and Helleborus niger. 
