Evening star., 1933-07-19

This is a time Of the year in the
home garden when things just seem to
be going along. Nothing much hap
pens. There is stagnation of mind
and spirit to some extent.
1t Is now that theoretical interest in
gardening produces its best fruits. They
will carry the gardener through a pc
riod which might be very dull without
them.
The first flush of Spring long ago
vanished; the dullest weeks Of the gar
dening year, in some aspects, are at
hand; the first flashes of Autumn seem
far away.
Now is the time when the home gar
dener without theory willis in the sun.
He may have started out we'll enough,
but he is all for sitting on the porch,
now that growth is we'll under way. He
permits the beds to get full of weeds
and grass borders to become unkempt.
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Yet there is a great deal going on in
i the well ordered yard at this time.
Whatever may be true of mankind,
there Is no standing still in Nature.
She moves forward all the time, with
three great periods, Spring. Summer
and Autumn, as far as flowers in the
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The present period, although striking
the observer as somewhat of a stagna-
ton, Is very busy one, after all, out
there with the flowers.
Many Of the lilies, such as Specios,,m
and the tigers, are yet to bloom. They
are almost ready, but have yet to un-
fold, at least in many gardens. While
time OF bloom is partly dependent upon
the amount Of sum. in the main the
major groups of flowers bloom within
certain time limits, however situated.
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ANIMALS are getting into their stride
In sunny gardens most of them are
now coming into their fullest bloom
while in shady places such things a,
zinnias. marigolds petunias and the
like are just beginning to put out theil
fresh flowers.
The adaptability Of the ANIMALS i
what makes them so universally useful
OFTEN one will hear, in garden talk
the most sneering references to these
MOVERS, but mostly such structures are
based upon very human failing, q
lack Of sympathy.
1t Is possible to lack sympathy with
plants as well as with human beings.
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And lack Of sympathy for a plant
as well as for human being, OTTER
cuts one off from something pleasine
and beautiful
There are some home gardeners SC
foolish in this regard that they believe
that the annualS are not exactly stylish
enough for them
The penalty for this way of think
ing. Of course. is simply the loss o
many beautiful creation Of Nature.
Fortunately this Is an extreme view.
point; most home owners properly value
tle annualS along with the perennia
plants. and see that their own yards
no matter how small, have some o.
both kinds.
There Is a beautiful estate not fal
| from Washington in which one fine
effect is secured by planting annual.
along both sides Of path of rough
stepping stones. The irregular block.
are placed rather far apart, and to one
side is sweet alyssum and to the Other
asters and gaillardia
The effect is as nice as one coult
desire. and the planting is PRACTICAL,
carefree. almost as much so as peren-
mails, because the flowers "self-sow'
themselves every Autumn and come VI
of their own free will the next Spring
Such flowers as ZinniaS and marigolds
have been improved" as the plants
men call it, of recent years: there are
more delicate colorS, and various sizes
and types. For instance, the zinnia. in
some varieties, is almost delicate flow
er. The smaller types In particulp- de-