Show T 0 0 GARDEN SHOULD BE BALANCED impression of lopsidedness may be avoided byssing byi by using care in designing and planting to keep the proper balance in design is a salient point in any garden to give a concrete example one may imagine a clump ot of evergreens ever greens in one corner ot of the garden arid and in the opposite corner some flowering shrubs the other corners may be balanced tho the same way which will avoid giving the impression ot of a lopsided garden this theme ot of balance should run through the whole design the sky line should bo be broken by occasional accent points of taller growing plants in planting the flower beds the taller and lower jower growing plants should be intermingled for this arrangement lends ends a tar far more artistic touch than the prevalent mistake of placing all the tall plants la in a straight row and the shorter ones mes by themselves attractive combinations combinations of colors in the blooming seasons are of greatest interest the pastel shades blending exquisitely but decided colors should be combined with great care the different kinds ot of flowers should be so planted as to be dispersed through the garden so that when in bloom a few lonely masses of color will wa not be seen but the whole gard garden will be rich in the flowers of each season ion the paths should be gov governed e I 1 in width by the size of the garden egarr and an should lead to something definite for the eye to rest upon which may be a pool a rustic seat or a sundial sun dial etc it if you are fortunate enough to have a view this will forni form an excellent axis A winding stream is no greater an inspiration to the poet than it is to the landscape lover it truly offers a wonderful opportunity for naturalistic treatment and with a few plants the fairy touches are made which clothe the stream in beauty just as a garden surrounded with shrubbery planted in clumps affords occasional and unexpected glimpses of the garden within wit liin and thus enhances the beauty of the glimpses by framing I 1 them in so the trees will add greatly to a view by framing in it |