Work in the Garden
ders. As they pass, the other groups of plants attract attention, and if an evergreen perennial or annual edge is provided, this will hide most of the foliage. Dianthus, catmint, lavender, edging geraniums and a host of dwarf annuals may be used for this purpose. The first three all hjfve glaucus or grey evergreen foliage. If trimmed back with the hedge shears after flowering, they will provide a foil for the taller flowers of bulbous plants showing up behind.. As the foliage commences to die down on the bulbs, annuals may be planted in between and around the group. These will grow rapidly and furnish the area in the off season. These annuals should not be so vigorous as to rob the soil of- all nutriment. In the case of those plants requiring summer heat to ripen them thoroughly, only dwarf subjects with little leaf surface, such ,asportulacca, should be used. This same* plant is also useful to furnish the drier pockets containing bulbs in the rock garden.
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Lake County Mail, Issue 35, 4 February 1948, Page 8
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172Work in the Garden Lake County Mail, Issue 35, 4 February 1948, Page 8
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