Do not buy many plants of any kind, as a few, well cared for, will increase in number the next year.
Annuals (the roots of which die in the Fall) will bloom the same season as planted. Start seeds early, either in a box in a sunny window, or in a warm sunny corner out of doors early in May.
The first step in garden-making is the planning of the garden.
(See [Chapter LXII] on “The Mary Frances Garden Cut-Outs.”)
The second step is selection of the seed, and the ordering of the same from one of the best seed firms.
Never try inferior or untested seeds. It is no economy.
In regard to “color scheme,” see [Chapter LX].
For artistic effect, it is usually best to plant the same kind of flowers close together to obtain “masses” of bloom.