The Complete Garden

A landscape architect's working manual of 1921: not how to grow a plant but where to put it — the plant lists, the groupings, the seasons of bloom, and the reasons behind a designed garden.

Plants for Border Planting

3 pages in this part of The Complete Garden.

Plants for Border Planting

A VERY important question in the proper development of a lawn is how to give it a background and suitable enclosure of trees and shrubs…

Plants for Border Planting: Spiraea

Bayberry Rosa spinosissima Scotch Rose Spiraea arguta Hybrid Snow Garland Spiraea bumalda anthony waterer Crimson Spirea Stephanandra…

Plants for Border Planting: Azalea

Azalea lutea Flame-coloured Azalea Azalea nudiflora Pinkster Flower Azalea vaseyi Carolina Azalea Callicarpa purpurea Beauty Fruit…

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