1. Plan out the garden; that is, make a list of what you wish to plant.
2. Draw a picture map of your garden, marking the space where each different kind of flower or vegetable is to be planted.
3. Remember that low-growing plants should be placed in the foreground (front part) of the garden, and tall-growing plants in the background.
4. Order the plants or seeds.
5. Get the ground ready. (See [Chapter XIV].)
6. Now begin to plant, following instructions in [Chapter XV].
If space for your garden is about 10 x 15 ft. it would be delightful to plant it as shown by the picture-map drawn here.
Garden for Little Folks—10x15 Feet
(.) Bulbs. 2. Iris (blue). 3. Bleeding Hearts. 4. Pyrethrums. 5. Sweet William. 6. Phlox. 7. Eupatorium. 8. Coreopsis. 9. Gaillardia. 10. Chrysanthemums. 11A, 11B, 11C. Roses. 12. Hardy Asters. 13. Iceland Poppies. 14. Cosmos (not to be given a permanent place in garden; it may be used, however, as a filler between Hardy Perennials). 15. Alyssum. 16. Nasturtiums.