The Garden, You, and I
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THE GARDEN, YOU, AND I
BY
BARBARA
AUTHOR OF
"THE GARDEN OF A COMMUTER'S WIFE," "PEOPLE OF THE WHIRLPOOL," "AT THE SIGN OF THE FOX," ETC.
"THE GARDEN OF A COMMUTER'S WIFE," "PEOPLE OF THE WHIRLPOOL," "AT THE SIGN OF THE FOX," ETC.
Dedicated
TO
TO
J.L.G.
I.M.T.
AND
AND
A.B.P.
THE LITERARY GARDENERS OF REDDING
THE LITERARY GARDENERS OF REDDING
GREETING
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
THE GARDEN, YOU, AND I
I
THE WAYS OF THE WIND
II
THE BOOK OF THE GARDEN, YOU, AND I
The magnolias below at the road-bend.
The magnolias below at the road-bend.
III
CONCERNING HARDY PLANTS
THE SEED BED FOR HARDY FLOWERS
English Larkspur Seven Feet High.
Fraxinella,—German Iris and Candy-tuft.
THE SEED BED FOR HARDY FLOWERS
English Larkspur Seven Feet High.
Fraxinella,—German Iris and Candy-tuft.
IV
THEIR GARDEN VACATION
V
ANNUALS—WORTHY AND UNWORTHY
THE MIDSUMMER GARDEN
Longfellow's Garden.
The Summer Garden—Verbenas.
Asters well Massed.
THE MIDSUMMER GARDEN
Longfellow's Garden.
The Summer Garden—Verbenas.
Asters well Massed.
VI
THEIR FORTUNATE ESCAPE
CONCERNING EVERGREENS AND HENS
The Pictorial Value of Evergreens.
CONCERNING EVERGREENS AND HENS
The Pictorial Value of Evergreens.
VII
A SIMPLE ROSE GARDEN
My roses are scattered here, there, and everywhere.
Rose Garden. With outside Border of Gravel and Grass.
Madame Plantier at Van Cortland Manor.
A Convenient Rose Bed.
My roses are scattered here, there, and everywhere.
Rose Garden. With outside Border of Gravel and Grass.
Madame Plantier at Van Cortland Manor.
A Convenient Rose Bed.
VIII
A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE
"The last of the old orchard."
The Screen of White Birches.
"The last of the old orchard."
The Screen of White Birches.
IX
FERNS, FENCES, AND WHITE BIRCHES
"An endless shelter for every sort of wild thing."
"An endless shelter for every sort of wild thing."
X
FRANKNESS,—GARDENING AND OTHERWISE
LIST OF FLOWER COMBINATIONS FOR THE TABLE FROM BARBARA'S GARDEN BOKE
XI
A SEASIDE GARDEN
XII
THE TRANSPLANTING OF EVERGREENS
XIII
LILIES AND THEIR WHIMS
Speciosum Lilies in the Shade.
The Poet's Narcissus.
Speciosum Lilies in the Shade.
The Poet's Narcissus.
FOOTNOTE:
XIV
FRAGRANT FLOWERS AND LEAVES
A Bed of Japan Pinks.
A Bed of Japan Pinks.
XV
THE PINK FAMILY OUTDOORS
Single and Double Pinks.
Single and Double Pinks.
XVI
THE FRAME OF THE PICTURE
VINES AND SHRUBS
The silver maple by the lane gate.
A curtain to the side porch.
VINES AND SHRUBS
The silver maple by the lane gate.
A curtain to the side porch.
XVII
THE INS AND OUTS OF THE MATTER
XVIII
THE VALUE OF WHITE FLOWERS
An Iris Hedge.
Daphne Cneorum.
A Terrible Example!
An Iris Hedge.
Daphne Cneorum.
A Terrible Example!
XIX
PANDORA'S CHEST
The low, snow-covered meadow that looks like a crystal lake
The low, snow-covered meadow that looks like a crystal lake
XX
EPILOGUE
Punch ... has a cache under the old syringa bushes.
Punch ... has a cache under the old syringa bushes.
SOME WORTHY ANNUALS
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