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Old-Fashioned Garden Planting
BY HENRY WILD IN "AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS."
ing: Glow, Gretchen, Picotee, Bou
ton'or, King Harold, Farnconibe, San
ders, Clara Butt, Nora Ware, Le Can
deur, Rev. Eubank and the gesneri
anas, red and yellow. These are in-
I dsn." i
The following U tho first of two
articleg on tho perennial, or old
fashioned, garden, reprinted by cour
tesy of "American Moines and Uar-
Ideal -ettlng for a garden of this exPenslve and have been improved
I with ,JT wi o for several years. Narcissus
arrangement there should be an In- P,16 PT,eS k ? S a f.aU"
testestlng succession of flowers from "ful coh'- helr fbrl&ht yel.'
mid-April until November, starting ''ei-8 if Ll?,?
with the crocus and ending with the th '? of the young foliage,
hardy chrysanthemum. If late flowers are required in pref-
Wlth on .... w,,,i,, iQ f,, ciciito iu eariy uihpiay uy imuw
' " cnoo naum 1 n var atv nninntt
the
innnw ... t k v. tho nnt r,A fpenusum iu varm
Vui. . " !i iMw .7. , r L ."if 1 ... ...I peonies. Lilies thrive among peonies,
. some part of the grounds avail- farm and now it is nothing unusual to f? !agren f, thA "e'
able for garden purposes. There may atay in rural surroundings till ath Jl)?!:
6e only a strip of soil in front of a Thanksgiving. Where the gardener ,?n'-J
border of shrubbery planted for a was formerly called upon to have a ft?" L,i7Vr , 1
fScreen, but this will make an ideal bedding display of geraniums, coleus, VJ' tttf. beautiful The
bUof perennial or old-fashioned gar- frtV .Summer months only, Ji
The charm of the old-fasbioned uous display for six months. This iSLmta Kelwarnd
garden lies, as a rule, in Its simplicity means the restoration of the old- fioS bj , "DroVore
Ot design and surroundings. Many fashioned garden, which suits the en- vaHety'
tt us remember the clumps of lilac vironment in most 'cases far better n" are Doln early summer Ilow
and mock orange that formed the set- than the old style. As a means of "s" , . . , ..
ting for the gardens of our early utility, floral education and beauty' Fox gloves are at home in the old
homes, also the clumps of cedars or the change is for the best, aiding in fashioned garden their tall spikes
Of hemlocks around which grew the Its own peculiar way a love for Na- showing to perfection near the back
tiger lilies and iris. Afterwards came tnre and simplicity. Some charming ground, their slender flowers swaying
the phlox, the Michaelmas daisies and combinations can be made in the 80" ? ,tn every passing breeze,
Chrysanthemums. planting and color schemes by a ju- wnllf the spikes are strong enough to
Each had its natural background to dicious use of annuals and bulbs, Btan wlth,0UJ staking. Ihe yellow
emphasize its natural effecU That is the latter supplying the earliest variety, digitalis granditlora, will
Vhy the impression of such gardens flowers. "wer m.ost f th.e Summer and can
testa always with one. The bed of I would recommend planting, the Blue violas make DreUy
tUy-of-the-valley that came year after permanent varieties first, such as rMna' .iiotioi
year, spreading until it came up peonies, Iris, delphiniums, phlox, bol- 03 Xes esnlcia y if ?h
through the foliage of its companions tonlas, helianthus, helleniums,- die- t',?Jl , iI!;tii aVfi
and forming in its natural way an tamnus, etc., and then filling in be- position is in partial snaae.
ttndercover for the lilies, columbines, tween them with sucb nailbs as nar-
larkspur, etc., that were to follow, clssus, tulips and lilies. All these
is Indeed a sweet garden memory. can be planted In the Fall and pro-
If you have deoided to make an tected in practically the same man-old-fashioned
garden, make a good ner with coarse stable litter or leaves.
Start by preparing the ground thor- Such plants as sweet William, Can
Oughly, working into It well-rotted ferbury bells, fox gloves, etc., unless
manure and partly decayed leaves or covered with light material like salt
Other vegetable matter. A garden hay, straw-, or rushes, are apt to be
border. well made Is more than half killed or else be found with the
the secret of success, and in later crown rotted when uncovered in
years when the plants come to be sep- Spring. If they are planted in the
arated, one will have very little trou- Fall cover lightly. A safe rule to
ble in the matter of replanting In adopt for Winter protection is as fol
uch soil. , lows: Cover all plants that remain
When one reflects that peonie3, for green through the Winter with light
' Instance, will probably occupy the material, those that die down to the
Same spot for seven or more years, ground with leaves or coarse ma
pne will have an appreciation of the terial.
fact Jhat deep digging is not only More plants are destroyed by ex
tiecessary but essential for the wel- cessive covering than bv frost. We
fare of the plants. Should the sub- now come to the subject of a general
Soil be composed of hardpan or clay list of plants. One of the first to
It welild be advisable to drain it. flower in Spring is Arabis Alpina,
.While many perennials will stand a "Rock Cress," followed bv alvssum
lot of water, they will not thrive with saxatlle with its bright yellow clus
wet feet. This is the cause of a ters of bloom. Phlox subulata,
great many plants being lost every "Moss Pink," makes a fine planting
.Winter. It is not the low tempera- for the front of the border, forming
Sure altogether, it is unnatural con- m time a carpet of pink or white,
ltions. If some tulips are planted between
When border or garden has been the plants of the two former they
well prepared aid given a few days follow in close succession, making the
to settle rake In a good dressing of garden bright in early May.
bone meal. October is the best month "Cottage Maid" tulip with the Ara
to do your planting. Most of the bis and red Pottebakker with the Al
plants are forming new roots at this yssum. If preferred crocus or sclllas
time and soon become established and can be used. The late flowering tu
Will reward you with a good show of ups, Darwlns or May flowering, are
flowers the next season. best used amongst the late flowering
Now for the arrangement of plants plants. Anthemis, coreopsis, holly
ln the border. It Is not advisable hocks, delphiniums,- etc., with their
to paint in squares or set lines. Aim young, soft foliage make an Ideal set
to nave an irregular outline rather, ting for these,
planting the taller-growing species in Try tulip gesneriana major among
the background as a rule, still allow- your anthemis or "Clara Butt" with
ing some of them to break in between the hollyhocks or delphiniums. Here
the lower-growing kind. For in- js where this class of tulips are seen
Stance, a clump of peonies will be at their best, and at the same time,
taller when in flower than many of making the garden attractive before
the later flowering plants, while many the wealth of bloom that comes in
Of the phlox, bocconlas, hollyhocks, early Summer,
and helianthus, etc., will tower above A nice collection of later-flowering
them later on. tulips can be made from the follow-
I would advise the planting of .
phlox to run Into peonies; hollyhocks
Into aqullegias; larkspur into core
opsis, etc. In this manner you will
have a succession of bloom and a
broken outline. Many desirable
. plants have been added to the lists of
perennials and biennials of recent
years, hardy and free-flowerlng. ' One
Of these, auchusa Italica, drop more
Tariety, is a genus growing from four
to five feet high with a mass of beau
tiful gentian blue flowers. This
blooms a little in advance of the del
phiniums, lengthening the season of
blue flowers.
It hollyhocks are planted quite
close to the auchusas, they, will take
their place later In the season. Dah
lias will also serve the same purpose.
Another real acquisition to the gar
den are the giant mallow marvels,
growing as high as the hollyhock In
One season and producing in August
and September a wealth of gorgeous
flowers, ranging from white to dark
red.
I have used these in lake and
stream planting as well as the ordin
ary border, and they have been just
as florlferous in one place as the oth
er. With a background of hemlock
or pines they are. seen to better ad
vantage and their superb flowers are
(fxeatly enhanced.
The addition of a few evergreens
la the background of shrubs form the
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