"Windflower" Quotes from Famous Books
... is also a splendid subject for masses in the mixed border, or in front of shrubberies; and alone in beds it makes a brilliant and lasting show. For all the purposes of garden decoration to which the Crocus, Hyacinth, and Tulip are applied, the Windflower is equally well adapted. We do not advise planting singly, but the Anemone answers admirably in lines, groups, or beds, and the colours admit ... — The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition • Sutton and Sons |