Evening Star Newspaper, July 31, 1926, Page 19

* () Landscape Planning *<" For the Home Owner BY ROSE GREELY, Landscape Architect. The Spring garden is never a prob- 18m. From early April until late May there-is a riot of color, but with the coming of Midsummer there is al- ways-a lull. The roses are passing. The delphiniums have finished their first bloom and have been cut back for the blossoming in September, and the phiox has not yet come except for a few early varleties, After the luxur- fance of Spring the en seems sud- denly empty. If it is to be enjoyed only in the Spring, one can concen- trate 6n the early flowers, and allow the: Midsurmer Iull. But if the fam- ily_is to be at home during the Sum- meT, they will want to have an all- round garden. In such a garden, of Midsummer should have attention. two ways of providing bloom in the garden; by introducing annuals to at ‘this time of the year, or by out the Summer blooming s, and seeing that they are wded out by the more effec- ring flowers. If the garden can have a great deal of attention, the first method is excellent, but if it is & “home product” the annuals will take an inordinate amount of time. An all.perennial garden will be so much less trouble in the end that it will be worth making an effort for in the boeginning. In considering Sum- me# bloom; therefore, we will think nly in terms of perennial flowers. Hollyhocks and yuccas are the two Midsummer flowers that come most casily to mind. Both for their very commonness are somewhat despised in many modern gardens, but with lit- tla reason, since both, correctly used, are among the most effective flowers. Any one who has seen in Midsummer dens of the University en hollyhocks and viecas used, singly and in combina- nst a background of green and high brick walls. Thelr large flowers, which some- times seem out of scale with smaller blossoms in the flower garden, are just right in such a setting. The ef- fect is undoubtedly accidental, due to the fact that both flowers are so hardy that they alone remain out of what were probably at one time more claborate gardens; but it is none the less ‘good, and as such, worthy of note, Hollvhocks are easier than yucea to use in the general flower though they are best used t of all against a effective also ially if they e placed in the nce. Yuccas wst either be St one or with other large-scale flowers, or they must be featured as an architectural ele- ment of the garden. Like cedars, yueeas have a distinct architectural value, and are effective when they are used to accent an architectural ele- fuent of the garden, such as a seat or & tountain. s Yellow and orange are favorite Mid- summer colors, with a range from the pale yellow of the Summer lemon lily (Hemerocalis thunbergl) to the vivid either bloom Hol-~Hollyhocks. Cim—Cimicifuga racemosa. Ph. L—Phlox—Miss Lingard. Dig—Digitalis ambiqua. V. sp.—Veronica spicata. /. I.—Veronica longifolia. Sc.—Scabiosa caucasiea, st.—Astilbe japonica. em—FHemerocallis thunbergi. Heu—Heuchera sanguinea. Lav—Lavendula vera. Cam—Campanula carpatica. V. C.—Viola cornuta. H. C.—Hosta caerulea. Yue—Yucca fllamentosa. . orange of the tiger lily. The butterfly lily, (Asclepias tuberosa) of striking assed but not harsh orange, can be m: to make delightful splashes of color. Coreopsis and gaillardia furnish good combinations of yellow and red, and the yellow foxglove (Digitalis ambigua) with the soft yellow flowers of typi- cal foxglove lilies grows without much attention. As a contrast to so much vellow, blue funkia (Hosta caerulea) with blue—lavender flowers for the shade, and English lavender (Lavandula vera) for the sun, make equally good clumps. The gray-green follage and sweet scented flowers of the lavender are an added attraction. N6 July garden is complete without the veronicas, in tall spikes of lav- ender blue. The blues in the garden may be augmented by the blue: Sum- mer sage (Salvia argentea) delightful and old fashioned rather than showy, and by scablosa_caucasica, .the pin- cushion flower which comes in blues as well as in pinks and violets. For a pink that is almost scarlet, but with- out the harsh note that often makes scarlet hard to use with other flow- ers, use the penstemon (Penstemon barbatus torreyi). Mid-Summer is essentlally a time of feathery white flowers. Japanese spires. (Astilbe japonica) with spikes of white and pink is particularly use- ful to the owner of a shady garden as it blooms best in the shade. The snakeroot (Cimicifuga race- In Brookland 4 Left Out of 16 7 rooms, semi-detached bricks. The best constructed homes in Washington for the money. “Every modern fea- ture. Portable kitchen cabinets, built-in ice boxes, pantry, linoleum on kitchen floor, Pittsburg automatic hot-water heater. See these homes when you are looking for a real value. Price $9,550 Easy Term:s Sample Home Open Daily 1003 Girard St. N.E. Joseph C. Zirkle Main 4985 Every 4-Room Apartmelit in These Five Buildings is | British Columbia; mosa) is also useful in the shade, and its tall feathery flowers make an ex- [ cellent. background for the lats weod lilies which are bldoming at the same time. Baby’s breath (Gypsophilla paniculata) makes a foam of grey- white in the garden ,and Achillea the Pearl gives solid white bloom to those who like it. To me it always seems a bit weedy and uninteresting, but I know that I am in the minority. In the fromt of the border there are a few brave edging plants which con- tine to. flower; the horned pansy (Viola cornuta) in yellow, white and blue, the harebell (Campanula car- patica) in white and blue, and coral bells (Heuchera sanguinea) in vivid pink, are among the most lasting. And among the flowers in the center of the garden Phlox Miss Lingard is a forerunner of the glory of phlox that is to come. Canadian School Projects. The following school construction projects in Canada have been reported recently by Assistant Trade Commis- sioner Walter J. Donnelly, Montreal: Tenders have been called for the con- struction of additions to schools at ‘Vancouver, British Columbia, at an estimated cost of $45,0490; a contract has been awarded for alteratlons %o a school at Ford, Ontario; a contract has been let for the erection of a school at Hamilton, Ontario. Canadian Projects Under way. The following are among the more important Canadian construction proj- ects reported recently by Assistant Trade Commissioner Walter J. Don- nelly of Montreal: A $50,000 raflway station will be erected at Kamloops, the erection at Ottawa ‘of a. $250,000 addition to the collegiate building is contemplated; an apartment house, costing $45,000, will be erected at Vancouver, British C lumbia. ’ e LSS Vi 8 (SIS L) ). = M. 7659 Woman Makes Long Trip in Bed. Mrs. George W. Kitchen has just traveled from southern California to Dawson, Alaska, while reclining in bed. Her cot was put aboard trains and steamers for the entire distance several changes having been mad g;a last lap was on a Yukon River at. i THOS. A. JAMESON 906 New York Ave. N.W. Planned as the Most Beautiful of All of Washington’s Suburbs Distinctive Suburb Modern in Every Detail For Your Home or an Investment Buy Now Lots are priced lower than they will ever be again. Choice Locations Are Available Before Prices Advance Now is your best opportunity to buy Drive Out Baltimore Boulevard to University Park Just north of Hyattsville Salesman on Property Or call for auto EATON & MARTIN 1010 165666696665 556966 fiee, i HARDWOOD ORDERS DECREASE IN WEE Reports From Softwood Mills Show Gains, However—South- ern Pine Off. Telegraphic reports recetved by the National Lumber Manufacturers’ As- soclation today from 354 of the larger softwood and 139 of the chief hard- wood, mills of the country, for the week ending July 24, show slight de- creases in production and shipments, and some increase in new softwood business, when compared with reports from 359 mills for the week earlier. As compared with the same week of last year, there was a gain in all three factors—especially current or- ders. The disparity in the number of Jameson- Built Homes 920 to 942 Quincy St. NW. Only 2 squares from 14th St. car line Inspect at Once Six large rooms, tiled bath, h.w.h., electric lights, hard- wood floors and trig, one-piece sink, built-in ice box, instan- taneous water heater, and other extras. Double rear porches, cement front porch. With or without built-in garage. “Ask the man who owns owe” For Sale by COMPANY Main 5526 655555505595 ~ University Park, Maryland LSES) L SIS ) P Vermont Ave. LSS TSL | Q — N hardwood mills reporting makes com- parisons fmpossible, . The unfilled orders of 233 Southern Pine and West Coast mills at the end of last week amounted to 677,398,473 feet, as againet 683,804,675 feet for 237 mills the previgms week. The 129 identical Southern Pine mills in the group showed unfilled orders of 240, 171,470 feet last week, as against 241,- 603,824 feet for the week before. For the 104 West Coast mills the unfllled orders were 437,227,003 feet, . as his home and contains EL] INGTON'S BEST RESIDENCES and is IDEALLY PLANED FOR ETERTAINING. Sunday From 11 to 1 O’Clock and From 2 Until 6 O’Clock JOHN F. MAURY Phones Main 4080-4956 front by a depth of 95 feet. Salesmen on Premises 713 14th St. Main 2345 REAL ESTATE. against 442,200,851 feet for 108 mills a week earlier. Altogether the 854 comparably re- porting softwood mills had shipments 104 per cent, and orders 105 per cent, [ of actual production. ¥or the South- ern Pine mills these per itages were respectively 101 and 99; and for the ‘West Coast mills 101 and 108. Of the reporting mills, the 326 with an established normal production for the week of 228,703,020 feet, gave ac- tual production 97 per cent, ship- ments 101 per cent and orders 101 per cent thereof, e ‘Wandering bands of gypsy musi- clans in parts of Europe employ a very simple method to check dis- honesty on the part of any member who takes up the collection. They give him a tambourine to hold in his right hand, and & live fly which he has to keep imprisoned in his left as he goes round collecting the money. These six-room homes are absolutely the lowest priced residences 0{ equal value ifl aristocratic Eclgemoor. markably easy terms. Re- Un- usually Iargc lots. 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