PERENNIALS FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES : Page 592

The success of a perennial planting does not rest entirely withthe proper selection and proper planting of perennials. A perennialgarden cannot stand still. It cannot be made to-day and exist to-morrow without some care. Many gardens in which the types ofplants have been selected with extra care have completely failed be-cause whoever was responsible for their subsequent maintenance hasnot understood the nature and requirements of the plants with whichhe was dealing. The general rule can be laid down for the success ofany perennial garden that the one who assumes responsibility for itssuccess must be as intimately acquainted with the plants, theirhabits and requirements, as with the members of one's own family.