Show You and Your Garden Flower Border Planning Should Be Done Now By y Genevieve il II 11 Folsom Tele Telegram ram Garden Editor January is planning time for the gardener when flower borders are I planned on paper catalogs checked thoroughly for new ideas and nursery stock ordered for delivery at planting time Certainly one item which many J gardeners do not give gi much thought to is the proper way to edge the flower border This small matter alone if properly handled will go a long way in creating a beautiful garden Some people prefer to edge the flower border with an evergreen such as the dwarf boxwood while others use a stone or brick edging Ho Ho most gardeners use a abright abright abright bright border bolder of small plants for this purpose r Compact Plants In choosing edging material select elect low-growing low compact plants which give bloom the entire growing growing growing grow grow- ing season Sweet alyssum is one very verJ popular edging flower The compact plants are covered cred with a amass amass mass of til sweet-scented sweet flow flow- ers While the white sweet alyssum alyssum alys alys- sum mm is more familiar it does docs come comei comein i in n a lovel lovely purple shade Sow out out- o r doors in the early spring in good I garden soil or start the seed in indoors indoors in- in in-I in doors even e earlier if you prefer This lovely plant has another advantage advantage advantage ad ad- vantage as it does well in shady I locations I Lobelia is another popular edging edging edging edg edg- ing plant Its bright blue flowers make it particularly Attractive as a border plant Start lobelia obelia indoors in January or for the best results or you can purchase it itin itin itin in flats at planting time from your nurseryman or florist The dwarf varieties of the marigold marigold marigold mari mari- gold are perfect as edging plants They prefer a sunny location but butwill butwill will thrive even in poor garden soil Probably no other flower will furnish furnish furnish fur fur- nish the the abundance of or bloom as the marigold with such little care Another edging plant which will supply constant bloom throughout the summer is ageratum Its rich blue color is preferred to the white while type pe For early blooming it is best hest to start the seeds indoors in March or very y early y April Set SetI I the plants out when all danger of i frost is over o Dwarf Petunia The dwarf petunia is a universal sal favorite a. a as J border a flower There are many colors to choose from including the new Fire Fite Chief It has vivid red flowers and compact compact com coin pact plants Fire Chief was awarded award award- ed the All America gold medal for 1950 Seeds should be sown indoors in March Use a well-sifted well soil The plants can then bet set outside plants can t the then h e n be set et outside I you can sow the seeds outside when I Ithe the ground warms up in the spring Like in planning the rest of or your flower border choose edging flowers flowers flowers flow flow- ers which will blend with the other flowers in order to create a harmonious harmonious harmonious har har- I whole |