Show succession of bloom in in your garden it Is the blossoms of different harmonizing colors that make the garden interesting says J C hogensen agronomist of the utah state agricultural college extension service one way to judge a well planned flower garden la is to see how adequately it supplies a succession of bloom from week to week as thi the days move along from spring into summer some gardens have only certain plants growing in them that are the special favorites of their owners while others contain many kinds of flowers which appear at just the right time to carry on after some others have ceased to bloom in one certain garden which I 1 have observed for several years I 1 find that from the first crocus that peeps through the light snow cover in march there has been a continuous series of color overlapping each other so that at no time has there been a dull moment or no flowers at all in march the crocus appeared in clumps of gold purple and white they were followed by snowdrops snow drops ta then n by pan pink and white hyacinths in combination with blue mur cari eari then the picture changed to wall flowers and forget me nots bots in some places while in others were pink and red darwin tulips bleeding hearts blue arabis in shady spots the tall purple spikes of lunaria or honesty were in evidence while iceland poppies copples danced in the sun iris and then peonies graced the color scheme later columbines pyrethrums delphiniums shasta daisies coreopsis cam daisies chrysanthemums and many other perennials kept the reel moving on to late fall I 1 have said nothing about annuals but with them there are endless possibilities for succession of colorful bloom the plan of which can be changed every year both as to color scheme and places for planting A garden with blooms in it at all times is indeed a joy but it can be accomplished only by careful study and planning if your flower garden lacks the color and variety of bloom now seen in other gardens make note of these varieties so that you may add them to your plantings at the proper time you will then be able to enjoy the whole season of bloom and color |