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Quiet Dignity
Wins In
Competition
How are gardens judged
in The Herald compe
tition?
Is it possible to win a
prize wmioui pacKing
the garden with an
nuals?
THESE questions are
frequently asked by
visitors to winning
gardens, many of whom
fail to make a careful
analysis of all they see,
and are inclined to think
that judges are some
times unduly influenced
by color.
Of a total of 100 points
only 28 were allotted to
floral effects. The re
maining points are
divided as follows:
General appearance, 16;
design, 8: lawns, 6; trees
and shrubs, 15; roses. 8; !
perennials, 5; spe c 1 a !
features. 8; use of fences
and walls, 6.
Floral effect,, ef course, in
fluence general appearance,
but it will be seen that the
permanent feature, are of
mere importance than the
annual,.
When two entirely different
types of garden are op
posed — one filled with
brightly-colored annuals
and the other with a
greater degree of per
manency and less glamor
—that with the quiet
dignity usually wins.
Color can be laid on too
thickly. A garden should
i be more than a flower
show, and it should not
give the Impression that
its preparation and main
tenance have entailed so
much sweat and tears
that the work has not
been a pleasure.
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