The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-09
Garden Lecturer
Urges Planning
of Flower Plats

The plan is the most essential
khing in making a garden said
Mrs. Frances King of Alma, Mich,
past president of the National Wo-
mans Farm and Garden associa
ton. and a well known entertaining
writer and lecturer on gardens,
yesterday afternoon when speaking
before members and friends OF the
Tri-city Garden club at Trinity ca
thedral parish house, Davenport.
my idea is to induce the amateur
10 plant always with regard to col
or, and try new and little known
shrubs in various combination
groups, so as to keep the garden
always a thing OF changing beauty.
One is never satisfied with ones
garden. When that stage is reach
ed 1t ceases to be interesting and
will likely fail" The subject of
Mrs Kings talk was. "Colors in
@ Michigan Flower Garden" The
lecture was illustrated with some
20 colored slides made from pic
lures taken by Mrs King of her
own lovely garden of several acres.
showing various combinations and
arrangements of plants and shrubs.
Personally l like flowers. of
clear tones for massing as they
bring most satisfactory results"
he said
take, for instance. the crimson
rambler. which may have become
troublesome for its harsh colorful
dominance. Plant wood sage
SALIVA virgala nemorosa. just below
IT," she advised, IF you want
very wonderful effect in color for
rich purple of the thick spikes
this saliva does not grow very high
relieves with it's depth of tone.
Then for late bloom in the same
spot the deep violet petunia known
as Balcany Blue. IL started early
enough. climbs-charmingly through
the branches of the saliva after the
latter is out OF bloom and serves ,
as an informal stalking for the pc
tunia. {
For an intermediate planting" !
went on Mira King, between the !
saliva. petunia and rambler at the /
back there is lavender phlox-Eu- |
gene DanZauvillias- which would |
he good with a few plants of hardy /
phlox. W. C.. Eagen in front. and |
below mix in some gray foliage of !
Lanata. The cOncentra-
ton of color is in the formal gar !,
den from early July until late fall"
she said
Some Interesting facts about !
Michigan as a grower of bulbs !
were cited and the speaker said .
the gladiOlia and tulip farms are
becoming well known; that many /
Hollanders are coming over and /
starting bulb raising and that :
bulbs are cheaper this year than }
ever before. and some say, ever (
will be again.
II is interesting to know that
Mrs. King is herself a practical
gardner and her three helpful en-
tertaining books. THE Well Con-
sidered Garden" Pages from
Garden Note Book" and the most +,
recent just from the nress. THE
Little Garden" are written out of
her own personal experience. She !
has a collection Of so rare peonies
and 20 kinds of Asiatic cherries be
sides an infinite variety OF better
known blooms which keep her gar
den thing Of beauty and a jov
forever from the time of the first
snow drop to the late chrysanthe-
mum and wax berry bush.
Mrs. King has been awarded the
George Roberts White gold medal
given annually for eminent service
in horticulture"
The award is considered great ,
honor. as only II have been given. /
1t is a large go'd circle having in ,
rather high relief a kneeling youth
surrounded with the name Of the
donor, the reverse CARRYING the de-
signs of flowers.
In interesting display OF flowers
picked from local gardens. many
Of which were ont of season. was
an attraction at the lecture yester-
day. There were rosebuds. petunia
corntiowers. Celmatis. and odd
shrubs and everlasting flowers in
winter bouquets. cluster of red
raspherries from the gardens of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Hauberg of this
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