Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-11-25


succession of blooming plants, whose
colors will blend with or compile
ment other colors used in the room.
Not only must we take into consid-
Grafton the amount of light which is
admitted, but warmth and humidity.
The window or windows you will
use may be over a radiator. If so
we will put trays Of water on the
radiator and set some plants into
the pebbles which will cover the
bottom of the trays. So we gain
humidity, reduce the task of water
ing and be enabled to grow well
those plants which like moist heat.
Even the apartment dweller with
fewer windows and consequently
less choice of placement may still
have a lovely window garden. He
will need to choose his plants with
greater care, and, with no proper
place to put plants for rest period
he may expect greater loss. With
a little more help from the florist
in the form of seasonal ported
plants, variety may be added for
greater pleasure.
Many who grow window gardens
like to combine plants with lovely
glass or pottery, There is no limit
to the charming arrangements
which may be made. Lucky is she
who through the years has collected
lovely bits of glass or china ano
can make pictures with them ano
plants according to the season, per-
haps, or express herself" by chang
ing the plan from time to time
Just now, toward the end of No
vember, We think of copper luster
old Waterford glass, brass and pew
ter set off with chrysanthemums.
I AS Christmas approaches, poin-
settias against background OF
| green, with red candles and bayber-
ries and, perhaps, lovely Madonna
in china and some small china OF
wax angels will glorify the season
In memory of trip to Mexico
or the Southwest cacti may be used
with Indian pottery and bits of tur-
quoise blue.
| These are all but suggestions to
start you gardeners thinking OF
your treasures and the wonderful
store of plants awaiting your magic
touch.
There are several cautions that
must be added.
| 1t is not our idea to have YOU
collect an odd assortment of plants
and knick knacks and put them
together in window. 1t must not
be collection of oddments. First
OF all an idea of the thing as a
whole must be realized Then each
plant must be chosen for beauty
and appropriateness. Yours should
not be nursery home for sickly
or overgrown material. Great re-
straint must be used in the other
material which is added. Only
beautiful things must be chosen and
they should be used only if they
add distinction to the whole. 49,
Pots that are wrapped in. crepe
paper are especially taboo and a
china pig, for instance, which has
an opening somewhere or other out
OF which some poor plant is tx
grow is also not acceptable for the
kind OF window garden we have II
mind.
OF course, we want more space
than just the narrow sill which
most OF us have. Lucky are those
who live in houses with thick walls
and consequent deep sills.. but If we
Edo not have them we can make
them by adding a shelf so fast
ened that it will extend the sill
at the same level. Adjustable
shelves which extend from "a to 48
inches in length will probably soon
be available again. Other shelves
may be purchased to be placed in
the upper part of the window.