234

THE WINTER GARDEN 243

WINDOW AND VERANDA BOXES 250

SPRING WORK IN THE GARDEN 257

SUMMER WORK IN THE GARDEN 264

FALL WORK IN THE GARDEN 268

BY WAY OF POSTSCRIPT 272

ILLUSTRATIONS

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"NOT WHOLLY IN THE BUSY WORLD, NOR QUITE BEYOND
IT, BLOOMS THE GARDEN THAT I LOVE" _Frontispiece_

PILLAR-TRAINED VINES 8

IVY, CLIMBING ROSES, AND COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE 34

A BIT OF INFORMAL BORDER 37

SHRUBS ALONG THE DRIVEWAY 44

SNOWBALL 57

AMERICAN IVY AND GERANIUMS 60

HONEYSUCKLE 73

JAPAN IVY GROWING ON WALL 75

SHRUBS AND PERENNIALS COMBINED IN BORDER 83

OLD-FASHIONED HOLLYHOCKS 88

THE PEONY AT ITS BEST 90

A BIT OF THE BORDER OF PERENNIAL PLANTS 92

A BED OF ASTERS 106

BED OF WHITE HYACINTHS BORDERED WITH PANSIES 125

HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSE 130

ROSE TRELLIS 136

RAMBLER ROSES 142

DOROTHY PERKINS ROSE--THE BEST OF THE RAMBLERS 145

TEA ROSE 152

CACTUS DAHLIA 160

A GARDEN GLIMPSE 170

AURATUM LILY 174

THE ODDS AND ENDS CORNER 180

SUMMER HOUSE