Dreaming the blizzard away. 1928 flower pictures from the “Sutherland Garden handbook” which was published by the Sutherland Landscape and Nursery Company of Boulder, Colorado. Collections of the Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection, National Agricultural Library.

THE SUTHERLAND GARDEN HANDBOOK: Garden of Doctor John M. Foster, Denver. Made with “Sutherland” plants.Twenty-two acres of Hardy flowers, Evergreens, Shrubs, Trees, Vines, and Roses. from The Sutherland Landscape and Nursery Company, BOULDER, COLORADO. Front cover, image 3 of The Sutherland Garden Handbook. Published in 1928 by the Sutherland Landscape and Nursery Company, Boulder Colorado. Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection, National Agricultural Library. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/CAT31328763/page/n2/mode/1up

The Fragrant Blue Phlox – Like a glimpse of the “woods.” See Page 18. Page 1, Image 5 of The Sutherland Garden Handbook. Published in 1928 by the Sutherland Landscape and Nursery Company, Boulder, Colorado. Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection, National Agricultural Library. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/CAT31328763/page/1/mode/1up

The Dainty Beltonia. Page 4, Image 8 of The Sutherland Garden Handbook. Published in 1928 by the Sutherland Landscape and Nursery Company, Boulder, Colorado. Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection, National Agricultural Library. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/CAT31328763/page/4/mode/1up

A Bouquet of Grass Plumes Cut for Winter Decoration (Miscanthus Sinensis). Page 8, Image 12 of The Sutherland Garden Handbook. Published in 1928 by the Sutherland Landscape and Nursery Company, Boulder, Colorado. Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection, National Agricultural Library. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/CAT31328763/page/8/mode/1up

Note the Dainty, Airy Grace of the Siberian Iris – Snow Queen – An Iris that is Different, and That ALL Will Like. Page 11, Image 15 of The Sutherland Garden Handbook. Published in 1928 by the Sutherland Landscape and Nursery Company, Boulder, Colorado. Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection, National Agricultural Library. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/CAT31328763/page/11/mode/1up

Lupine – Stately in Robes of Satin Pink. Page 14, Image 18 of The Sutherland Garden Handbook. Published in 1928 by the Sutherland Landscape and Nursery Company, Boulder, Colorado. Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection, National Agricultural Library. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/CAT31328763/page/14/mode/1up

Trumpet Creeper, Bignonia Grandiflora: The Most Gorgeous Flowering Vine. Page 26, Image 30 of The Sutherland Garden Handbook. Published in 1928 by the Sutherland Landscape and Nursery Company, Boulder, Colorado. Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection, National Agricultural Library. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/CAT31328763/page/26/mode/1up

The Great Pink Honeysuckle Flowers of the Weigela. See Page 38. Page 29, Image 33 of The Sutherland Garden Handbook. Published in 1928 by the Sutherland Landscape and Nursery Company, Boulder, Colorado. Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection, National Agricultural Library. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/CAT31328763/page/29/mode/1up

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