Show gay flower beds replace outmoded landscape style I 1 DWARF FRENCH MARIGOLDS 2 CHINESE FOR GET ME NOT by emp bashing the horizontal line hower flower borders make small houses appear larger foundation planting long considered a first step in landscaping american homes is being rapidly outmoded by the disappearance of the foundations which they were formerly planted to conceal when most homes stood upon a belt of brick or stone out of harmony with the superstructure the landscape architects advised that this belt bp be hidden by green plants to tie the ho house housego to the ground since high building costs and modern modem heating plants have caused basements to be omitted from most now new homes the visible foundation lino line has disappeared and the houses bouses sit close to the surface with nothing to conceal in front of modern houses shrubs and evergreens ever greens planted in the older fashion quickly grow so tall as to screen the house from view and shut off the outlook for the picture windows landscape planting about a house should hould be a decoration carefully planned to enhance the th beauty of th the building completing an uve picture as it is ii viewed fran the treel street aill trees dwarf the house hour and ow shrubs and ever to but ta tt USA vi pant the oo 00 capants from seeing out of the windows the planting ha has not achieved its purpose only low growing plants should be planted in front of low homes and the brightly colored annuals of dwarf habit are becoming popular as the most suitable plants for this purpose their color gives a wel come touch and they leave the view from windows unobstructed seed may be started early in seed boxes boes indoors and grown to a size suitable for transplanting by the time the soll soil can be prepared pre pred pored there are many varieties which will grow quickly from seed sown directly in the border where the plants are to grow and they will bloom until freezing weather comes in the fall besides providing a decoration for th the house ehouse many annuals are suit able for cutting to be used in tho the house dwarf single and double french marigolds as shown in the illustration come in tones of orange yellow and maroon with several two tone blends of these color colors gl glos ossum surn or chinese forget me not used eg as a ribbon planting in the background blooms freely all summer retaining its lovely blue color ins la in hot weather j |