Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-03-02 | Page 9 | Formal Garden Plot May Have Large Flower Beds

Formal Garden Plot May Have Beds eds By MAUD CHEGWIDDEN Telegram Garden Editor We have discussed the planning of a rear garden which was to be another room for the family an outdoor Hv living ng room with a carpet of green grass crass and walls of shrubs enhanced by flowers If Ii you are re a a gardener ner who has adopted B. B a passion for one single flower or if you want more flowers than the borders inside the boundary boundary boun boun- dary ary shrubs can can accommodate you may use the central space for formal formal for for- mal b beds ds with grass rass walks between Such a 0 garden would be perfectly grand if it wor wore devoted let us say to roses An extremely simple plan is shown in hi the acc accompanying dr drawing with two wide grass paths bisecting ea each h other at right angles angles angles an an- and with the rest of the space forming four beds square except I Ilor for lor the bite taken out of each at atthe atthe the tho central corner A feature to be placed where the paths cross might be either a bird path a a gazing globe a small statue or a sundial which Is always Interesting But these beds need not be de devoted devoted devoted de- de voted to roses of course Any fower flower flow fow- er which you like ab above ve all others might well wel be bo arranged in them or you may wish to havea variety L growing Low perennials planted plante d according according ac ac- ac cording to a preconceived pattern arid surrounded by a tiny low hedge would make mako a handsome like carpet picture For edging such beds box is universally universally uni uni- used in gardens of the eastern states but this proves un unsatisfactory unsatisfactory unsatisfactory un- un satisfactory in our region There are good substitutes though Tho The ubiquitous privet would serve if Itis it itis itis is kept only 10 or 12 Inches in height That lovely leaved gray-leaved plant santolina santolina santolina san- san tolina or lavender cotton would be excellent and there are a number of other perennials to take the place of ot box Also instead of ofa a foliage pl plant nt one might use uso a dwarf annual such as sweet alyssum alyssum alys- alys sum or a perennial like some of the for the edging If your rear lot is largo large enough a pool in the tho center of these formal beds would be very charming channing either cither 4 I. I 1 l InterestIng a round one or one that Is is square or oblong to agree with the outlines outlines outlines out out- lines of ot the beds and with the tho shape of the whole garden The pool pooi in such a plan plant would never be edged with rough rocks as it might inIght be if your our plan were entirely informal and th the pool had been placed toward a cor corner er backed by shrubs or combined combined com corn with a rock garden The pool centering a formal garden is edged with bricks or with flat stones or is arranged so that the turf itself comes to the very l rink Drink Even though this rear garden is private and for the enjoyment of the tho family only it is just as well to have it placed nicely as to have Ita it ita ita a cluttered mass of flowers lowers and shrubs