The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-02
Gardening AT ITS HEIGHT
NOW HAMPTON COT RT'S GRRA1
SHOW ~ ArTAINER.
the brilliant Effects Carefully CORtriVed
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just now. when Hampton Court gardens
are daily crowded with visitors, couatry
cousins and foreigners. especially Amen-s
cans. az well a. Londoners who nB.k-
leisure for jaunt in tho dull season. II fs
fortunate that the borders are looking
better than at any time this year. Through
most Of the summer the battered plants
were han ging their heads under the weight
Of moisture and scattering their petals.
but of late the blossoms have had a chance
Of developing their beauty. and now the
long border presents nearly half n mile
81 varied color. brilliant and delioats
but altogether harmonious. for the aim
has been to get away from crude tinta
and Ia arrive az refined color scheme.
Probably gardening Is carried nearer to
perfection at Hampton Court than In
any other easily accessible ground. The
resources OF the establishment. with fts
vast greenhouses. its command ~ scien-
tific skill. and. not least. it, superiority
TO small economies place its achieve ments
so far beyond the scope % the average
amateur that hs can only look on In
wonder and pick up a hint here and there.
Most Of the visitors Of course are content
to be- charmed and 60 pass on. but there
are plenty Of Others whose admiration h
tinged with a modest spirit 81 emulation.
They can always learn something at
Hampton Court. and this year the plain
lesson IL that IL IL not enough TO have
beautiful plants and TO tend them affec-
tionately; they must also be displayed
tastefully and with full effect. says the
London Morning Post. But then comes
the question how this IL 20 be- done. and
possibly some may he discourag ed when
they hear how much thought and prep
aration have gone to the production of
some Of tho results
Every visitor has admired the arrange
ment Of pink and sea green formed by
glowing begonias in contrast with the
gray leucophyton on a carpet ~ KGnigia
martina. like sunset glints on surf Hut
few have guessed that plants had IN be
specially grown TO make this picture as
well ~ for other fascin ating designs.
The color harmonies which will surprise
the public a year hence have already been
planned out and plants are being raised
to take their part in the scheme. Leuco-
phyton Brownii. with its soft gray foliage.
IL a valuable aid TO these garden pictures
its mysterious tone giving intensity and
animation to the brighter colors. II has
generally been used only for Competing.
hut at Hampton Court IL has been cultl-
waited a. shrub three or four feet high
with excellent results. and the examples
shown are almost unique. A the plant
takes four or five years To reach this siza
immediate emulation ~ out OF the uues-
ton. in this instance at least. Still there
- an underlying principle that ran be
carried out. namely, that the best way To
bring OUT tho full beauty Of flowers - by
we'll considered color contTasts- This
Ia eXemplifed in many ways that the
observant and earnest amateur can
easily initiate. The long border SHOVE
instances nv the scorp A. the same
time IL IL 90 he noted that unless one has
for q background an old wall tinted by
time to shades Of purple and gray and
adorned bv almost every climber old and
new that goes 30 the making 81 wall
garden. one cannot expect to get quite
the same effect a. in the herbaceous
border ~ this old pleasure ground. Also
" ~ not v~rv likelv that the balsam from
Uganda. which with its blush white flower
forms ~ effective a feature Of the border.
will he ~ freely available ~ n decorative
adjunct Tins. bv the wav, il free
towering PLANT, comparatively new that
deserves wider appreciation.
The lone border IL divided into two
sec' ions that extending from tho palace
70 the Tiver having all the Wild charm
that belongs 70 purely herhaCeoua vari-
cites, while the uppar end consists 81
herhaceou- nlants niNed with various
flowers and bulbs. with a touch 81 for
malitv introduced IN the long line 0f
varisgatsd veronica edgng Here the
striking masses Of lilies very notab the
crimson splaShed Ruhro vittatum. the
fine range Of varied nhloN. the pink Ben
nett Poe and TnAnv other handsome hollv-
hooks. the hushy orange fowered StreptO
solen. various dahlias fIchsias hyd-
ranRe1s a-ters. and other lively hued
flowers make n dazzling show when aeen
in Dersnactive with tho sun shining on
them The CAV colorS come out and In
fact shout against each other 40 volublv
that one could wish the STRAIGHT line
diversified by few bavs and lttle pro
iscting Clumps. with here and there a
shady nook to bring little mystery
into the scene But closer insDection
shows how relief - To be- obtained through
the color arrangement how the tall hello
troD@s. ~ much as six feet In height.
which are quite n feature Of these gardens.
holm the bright blossom. how purpie
MI"haalmas daises make re~tf,il massee
bet wesn them. how we'll the pllmbagn
and clenatiS come in for color cOntTasts
beside the brilliant groups. and how
Dre'tlv the blue sage Saliva natens
performs itS function ~ the complement
Jaw tO INC warmer tinta. fNeu ffle PAu0Y
crimson and yellow varieties 81 the feath-
erred CockscOmb will take their placaa
comfortably In III" design when tidi-
ciouslv led IN 20 and harmoni7ed One
notices also the inheritance ~ rpas~iuR
flowers 40 % means Of showing their 9roup
beauty ~ we'll ~ theiT indi vidual chaTm
great bed 81 La France and another
eNCept ionallv fine one 81 Rich'hond roses
afori good illiI-' ration hut II II not
10 30 overlooksd that the pink rn-e "
greatly helped NV its CARPET ~ pcsmins
and violas. and that the crimson one
gains on "A ground Of white tuTtei nansv
Sweet peas are now making n fine display
he scarlet sage Saliva Glory ~ Zurich.
has besn bro,i0ht 70 n high ~tapN and Il
most ehective IN association with Leuco-
phvton brownii: Lilium auratum n In
and among the interesting
plants that speciallv thrive in the gardens
nav ia noted the new heliot rope piccoli
and SwansInia ALTA. = greatly improved
Wild vetch % the Tvrol. Though Eerani-
inns are in q great measure Vanished a
bed OF the tall ivy kind with cherry roll
bred blossoms over a Garnet Of whites
,dged with a variegated foliage variety
q very Doticeable. Among the roses are
nanv beautiful Tamblers, which do we'll
IN the li0ht soil. hut this of course does