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All the family can Join In the delight of growing s tar
deo . . . and certainly all the family will profit by Its
completion, and rerel In Its beauty. For the children
there will be outdoor play and aunshlne, and the most
beautiful way to learn of the wonders of nature. . For
the grown folka there will be exhlleratlng exercise and
the delight of creating growing things. Make yours a
gardening family, and you will have a healthier, happier
family than everl
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A Perennial Garden From Seed
The competent perennial border la
work of art which many a garden
lover strives to achieve, Thla may be
hard work or a pleasant pastime,
oostly or Inexpensive, depending up
on how he goea about it, but In any
case the Job needs much careful
atudy.
Without It the hardy border la like
ly to be a nelter-akelter arrangement
with little sequence In height, color
or season at bloom.
- It la possible to 'get data on the
way flowers grow before beginning
operations. It Is found for the most
part In aeed catalogs, and usually a
gardening neighbor will ha.ve valu
able Information about local condi
tions and what will grow beat In the
community. When the choice of
flowers la made, a scale plan on pa
per should be (drawn and each sub
Jeot located on It according to Its
aelght and color.
Most perennials have a shorter
blooming period than annuals. The
real skill in arranging perennials Is
In assembling combinations that will
give a consecutive show through the
season without leaving wide - bare
stretches at any time. Knowledge of
the blooming habits of plants la In
dispensable In achieving this effect.
Annuals can be used to fill In during
the dull periods, and furnish color
foils.
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-huch a Perennial Border Can Form a Part of Any Uaruen With a Little
' . Thoughtful Planning
Plants which range from a few
Inches to several feet in height must
be fitted Into the picture so that all
can be seen to advantage. It la man
ifestly foolish to plant a tall del
phinium In front of some small
plant, and the general rule la a
gentle graduation from the low
growing types In front to the taller
ones In the background, without,
however, ' presenting a monotonous
sky-line. There must be an Interest
ing pattern of peaks and valleys
against the background.
Many perennials can be grown
from aeed. Thla Is the economical
way to do It, as for the cost of a
single plant seed for several dozen
can be purchased. Sow perennials
early. Seed sown In the warm days
of spring will make a sturdy growth
by fall, when plants may be trans
planted to their permanent quar
ters. V
Sow In a protected part of the
garden, where there Is little likeli
hood of disturbance. Be sure to label
each row. A moderately rich loam
with a good quantity of humus In It
Is best.
Fragrance Adds Charm
To Garden Picture
Fragrance in gardens Is a charm
ing attribute we often talk about,
but too seldom find. Just why this
should be true Is one .of those mya
terlea of current fashion, which Is
hard to eiplain. We find the modern
gardener In a frenzied effort to create
the perfest color setting, and In his
haste forgetting to Include those
sweet-acented subjects which give
such a delightful perfume to sum
mer evenings.
Some of this neglect may be due to
the homely dress of some of the old
fashioned fragrant flowers. For ex
ample the evening-scented stocks,
(Matthlola blcornls), which give such
an abundance of perfume they may
wall be grown for that alone. But
many fragrant flowers have been
highly developed by modern plant
breeding and may be planted for
color and beauty aa well. Mignonette
(reseda odorata) la one of these, and
has no superior for Its delicate scent.
It makes excellent cutting material
to combine with other flowers.
There are many fragrant blooms
that can be grown from spring-sown
seeds. The ten-week stocks are a de
lightful race of garden subjects which
come In a long color range. Nlcottnta.
the sweet-scented tobacco plants,
should have a place In every garden.
Their long tubular flowers close In
midday, but open as evening ap
proaches and give forth a rich per
fume, i'
The sweet sultans and sweet scab
iosas have a soft fragrance and add
beauty to the garden picture. They
are fast growing annuals. Sow seeds
of the sweet sul tan (centaurea )
One of the Best Fragrant Annuals
broadcast where they are to grow.
The datura (angel'a trumpet) Is an
other fragrant annual which Is beau
tiful. It must be started early In the
house, or a hotbed.
The evening primrose Is noted for
Its heavy scent, given off during the
evening hours. Its yellow and white
blooms, attractive during the day
time, seem to reflect the moon at
night. The heliotrope la another un
iversal favorite.
Gardeners who will take the tune
to search the seed catalogs will be
able to find numerous fragant sub
jects to fit Into their summer picture.
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CHATS WITH THE
1. Planning Your Garden
Probably the most Important step
tn making a garden Is planning It.
Of course, people who garden In a
hl-or-mlss way sometimes come out
all right, but It's been my experience
that sound planning pays real divi
dends in extra beauty. One Mend of
mine a man who's famous In his
community for the wonderful effects
be gets In Just a Bmall space tola
me he always knows exactly what he's
going to do with every square foot of
his garden before he turns the firt
forkful of earth.
11 I were you. the first thing I'd do
An. planning a garden would be to
make a mop of It on a big sheet of
paper. And I'd make It pretty care
fully to scale, so aa not to overlook
any space that could contribute to
the beauty of my garden. On this
map I'd locate the permanent things,
such as trees, shrubbery, and the
house. If you have a pool or a rock
gal den. put them into the map too.
Trxn. around these, plan the sizes
and shapes of the flower beds.
One of the best ways I know to
get gardening Ideas Is to. read seed
catalogs. They'll not only give you a
wonderful selection of flowers and
plants to choose from, but they'll give
you a very good idea as to which are
belt suited for the climate you Uve
In, which wtU grow best In your kind
of soli, when you should plant each
Tariety, and when you can expect
each one to blossom.
When I read seed catalogs I keep
a HFt of the flowers and other plants
that appeal to me. And I'm always
caieful to Include some new flowen
that I haven't grown before. I've
fol.nd that one of the most delight
ful experiences In gardening is in
finding new faces In my flower beds
each year. It's Just like making new
friends I
When you have decided on the
flowers you're going to grow, the next
th'r.g to do Is to plot on that map of
yours where you're going to put each
variety and how much space you can
budget for each. There are a numb-it
of things to keep In mind. Some flow
en grow a lot better than others, and
the shorter ancs have to. be out in
front where, they can be seen. And
since flowers don't all blossom at the
same season, each flower bed ahould
be planned so that It will have a
pleasing variety of flowers In bloom
at all times through the summer
Color combinations have to be con
sidered, too.
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Even If your garden has a north
exposure and restricted sunlight
as many in the city do you can
do well with flowers If you select
the right kind. Always bearing tn
mind that the time for planting
follows the average date of the
last killing frol a date available
from your local weather bureau
here are some of the types of flow
era that will bloom In partial or
heavy "shade: tuberous begonias,
coral-bells, Tlolets, basJtetllower,
forget-me-nots. If the garden na
hot a&d dry southern exposure,
such plant an petunias and cacti
are indicate.
Annuals -For Gardens This Year
While trees and shrubs form the
background for every garden, we us
ually wait on their development over
a period of yeara. Right now the
Immediate problem of home garden
ers Is "What shall I plant to have
a beautiful garden In May, June and
July"? Thla means annuals and
there are many, many lovely things
that can be planted now from, seed.
Let's Imagine that you have a
bright sunny border in your yard
where you need something for a
background, something else to grow
profusely In front, masses of color,
and then a low blooming border to
complete the picture. t
For a tall background, the new
Mexican Marigold, the Tlthonla, Is
very suitable. It will grow 8 to 10
feet tall If you let It, but you conj
control Its height by pinching It
back and making each plant more
sturdy. " And what a thrill you will
get from some of the tall pink mal
lows. For your mass of color plants that
grow from one and a half to two
feet tall there Is nothing more
pleasing than the African Marigolds,
with petals Just like a choice Carna
tion. If you decide on these, try the
Guinea Gold or the Yellow Supreme.
Then there are the tall zinnias and
the charming Sunshine Asters with
which we are all familiar which are
always very satisfactory. Many of us
like to try something new we enjoy
seeing a new blossom unfold with
which we are not acquainted. Two
new blue flowers both excellent for
cutting, are available thla year In the
Seed Displays. First la the Kautfus
sla. Just Imported from South Africa;
the other Is Chinese Delphinium
which blossoms profusely with won
Here's an Important thing to re-J
mtmber about your soli. Your grow
ing things depend on It to supply
thtm eleven different food elements,
every one of which Is essential for
healthy growth. From time to time
these food elements become exhaust
ed from the soli and have to be re
placed . . , because growing plants,
Juit like growing children, can't be
stiong and healthy without a com
plete balanced diet. To avoid risk,
T ieed my garden a complete plant
food
derful clear blue spikes. It does not
grow very tail ana the mure you tut
It the more It will bloom. You wilt
find all these at the seed displays at
local dealers. As a precaution against
Btale seed. It's always well to make
sure of the date on each package.
Nature Is getting ready to declare her annual
dividends. Whit your share will be depends on
what you plant now,
When your seeds begin to germinate and the tea
,der shoots appear, you'll be glad you insisted oa
frnb seeds (alt Ferry's are dated). Then when the
flowers bunt forth with their radiint splashes
of color, and your garden yields is bounty of
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