Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-22
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES f. TRACERELL.

ana these are ScarcAiy h he considered
as gardens.
There would he no ban, OF course.
against shrubs and evergreens a. back
groun6s. The Iris for instance. Ia
plant which demands s1ms sort Of back
ground. whether the SIDE Of garage
or green privet hedge.
II iris can be so planted a. to be
silhcuetted against the sky IL IL In its
element. Sucn big 3" garden almost
always would have At least two Of It's
flowers blooming At the same time.
Poses would come into bloom In this
vicinity the latter part o. April, and
th"!r first fush would coincide With the
blooming Of the iris.
Then the late iris would come into
firwer bridging over the brief period
when there might be no gle diolus IN
boom. Proper planting OF the "glads"
would give their flowers the remainder
OF the year. along with The boom n2
OF the roses from tins to time.
Any one who has ever seen bas-
ket OF pink roses and gladioli will recog-
nze instantly the possibilities of sheer
beauty which lie In such garden for
the back yard pioneer.
1t Is a planting which should not be
undertaken by the amateur. as 1t pre-
supposes considerable knowledge Of va
rieties and come degree Of acquaint-
snce with color schemes
Worked out by true lover Of the
varieties. such rose. gladiolus and iris
garden would be at once novel and
beautiful. satisfying the normal garden
temperament as well as the most robust
pioneering spirit.
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What could BE- prettier than an all
al fNr fhA ~
or woman with a small plot which has
been neglected until )ate in the season?
A few dollars invested in seed OF the
various varieties (there are some so
varieties easily purchasable from the big
New Yori, houses would result in q
garden unique.
A small yard fairly smothered with
thu great ruff1ed varieties would be an
enchs rting sight. and the owner would
have tho intense satisfaction of enjoy
ing his blooms until frost.
Nor would the sll-petunia garden
necessarilv be fat affair. for some
OF the white varieties are climbers.
often going as high as 6 feet and z
feet. and these varieties bloom longer
than almost any other. lasting until
after the average gardener has lost his
entfmsis SIN for the work.
We would like to see some one try
an all-zinna garden. This Is an old
fashioned favorite sometimes called
Youth and Old Age" which is a poor
sort OF name. 1t blooms almost as
constantly as the petunia. and also
may be secured in some so varieties.
An all-canna garden would prove
Knockout in bold, Haunting way. 1t
would be q bit of pioneering for the
owner OF a Spanish-type home. Many
Of the newer orchid-fiowering cannas
are delicate in coloring, with small, low
foliage. A concentration on these, with
a few Of the tall ones with glarine
flowers for accent would give decided
~ different garden.
In ell such paintings one OF the main
considerations should be the inclu-
sion Of white Or blue flowers to bind
the others together. This is a standard
dictum of flower gardening, and one
which even the skeptical will find cor
rect in practice.
Ageratum Is splendid for this purpose
Among the z1nnias the pale buzz variety,
Isabellina, Is good. White petunias serve
equally.