“A good general plan to follow in this landscape work is to see what natural charms your place has, and then try to increase and help these.  ‘Help Nature’ is a good watchword.  Even though the garden plan is to be a formal one, the natural resources and setting of your place should be kept in mind.  The little we did last year on the school grounds was a bit of landscape garden work.  I did not call it that to you then, for if I had you would have been scared off.  Philip’s work in his backyard was of the same nature.  The girls’ flower garden was a bit of formal work.  I guess, too, the outdoor bulb planting which Albert scorned might come under the same head.  So you see you have been landscape gardeners without knowing it.  To continue to be, all we have to do is to go on somewhat along the general lines I have spoken of to-night.  Different committees have prepared a number of tables which should help you much in matters of selection.”

GARDEN OF CONSTANT BLOOM BY MONTHS
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NAME       COLOUR    HEIGHT      SPECIAL POINTS
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March

Columbine Red 1 ft.  Grows on rocky places.  Graceful
flower.

Hepatica    White     6 in.   Early spring flower.  Ready to blossom
Blue              under the snow.  Last year’s
Pink              leaves shelter flower.

Saxifrage   White     8 in.   Grows in rocky, sandy places.
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April

Bluebell Blue 16 in.  Likes rock soil and sun.

Dwarf Iris Blue 1 ft.  A good border plant.  Does not
require any special soil.  Spreads.

     Moss Pink Pink 6 in.  Likes full sun.  Spreads rapidly.

Violet Blue 6 in.  Good soil.  Plant in either sun or
shade.
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May

Lily-of-     White     9 in.    Grows under trees, spreads rapidly.
the-Valley                     Flowers fragrant.  Cut flower effect.

German Iris  Different 2 ft.    The best of flags for general planting
purposes. 
Forget-      Blue      low     Thrives on moist soil.  Planted with
me-not                         tulips follows them in bloom.

Chinese      Different 4 ft.    The earliest of peonies.  Good in
Peony                          borders.

Myrtle Blue low Grows even in shade and poorly
drained soils.  Spreads rapidly.
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June

Bleeding     Pink      2 ft.    A hardy plant.  Needs moist, good
Heart                          soil.  Good border plant.

Foxglove Purple 4 ft.  Perennial which self sows.  Effective
in backgrounds.  Likes shade.

Garden Peony Crimson 3 ft.  The real old-fashioned peony.  Good
border plant.  Large blossoms.