Beauty in the Shade

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23339, 6 May 1939, Page 10 (Supplement)

Beauty in the Shade

the sunny border offers littlo difficulty in the choico of plants, there aro less favourablo positions in most gardens that require forethought, backed by a knowledge of plants. Borders shaded by shrubs, or the narrow bed on the south side of the house must bo planted with carefully chosen subjects, if they aro not to develop into those uninspiring corners so frequently seen.

Lt is in the shade that white flowers are, perhaps, more valuable, and are seen to the greatest advantage. For this reason sonio of the whito foxgloves should be included. The effect of shade on tho flowers of Campanula latilobu is most pleasing, for the violet blue tone appears to be almost azure blue away from the sunlight. In light shade, cam-

paniila pyramidalis, in both blue and white forms, will give a good account of itself and it belongs to tlio true nobility of tlio genus. An excellent combination for the type of border in mind is provided by the old-fashioned, but beautiful bleeding heart, dielytra spectabflis and polygonatum multifloruin. commonly called Solomon's Seal. The arching sprays of white bellflowers produced by the latter, aro in perfect harmony with the graceful sprays of pink and white flowers of the dielytra, which possesses moro elegant foliage than most perennials. Another .dielytra also suitable is D. eximea, with greyish fernlike foliage, abovo which bend the sprays of rosy purple flowers. So easy is this plant that it will grow in the dankest and most unkind corner of the garden.