Our Mountain Garden
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In all my plantings, however, the domi- 93 OUR MOUNTAIN GARDEN nating idea was to make the flowers look as if they had grown there of themselves, and as I thought nature might have placed them had she been inclined. In the large beds of cultivated flowers near the house, this, of course, was impossible, for nature never decorates in quite that way. Therefore I was careful to set these beds in an en- vironment of lawn, — which is also an arti- ficial, and not a natural growth, — and the combinat...ion of colours in these flower masses presently came to be very carefully considered in the endeavour to produce a well-balanced and perfectly harmonious series of colour schemes from spring till fall, so arranged that as fast as one set of flowers faded another would blossom in its place.
Many a struggle has this idea of colour combination cost me. I had no thought 94 PAINTING THE LANDSCAPE of it at first, and planted recklessly every- thing I could lay my hands on, anywhere a patch of unoccupied ground offered it a resting-place, quite regardless of what the ultimate size, shape, or colour would be.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
In all my plantings, however, the domi- 93 OUR MOUNTAIN GARDEN nating idea was to make the flowers look as if they had grown there of themselves, and as I thought nature might have placed them had she been inclined. In the large beds of cultivated flowers near the house, this, of course, was impossible, for nature never decorates in quite that way. Therefore I was careful to set these beds in an en- vironment of lawn, — which is also an arti- ficial, and not a natural growth, — and the combinat...ion of colours in these flower masses presently came to be very carefully considered in the endeavour to produce a well-balanced and perfectly harmonious series of colour schemes from spring till fall, so arranged that as fast as one set of flowers faded another would blossom in its place.
Many a struggle has this idea of colour combination cost me. I had no thought 94 PAINTING THE LANDSCAPE of it at first, and planted recklessly every- thing I could lay my hands on, anywhere a patch of unoccupied ground offered it a resting-place, quite regardless of what the ultimate size, shape, or colour would be.
What to read after Our Mountain Garden?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Rose Fay Thomas to read onlineMoreLess
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