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October 17, 1908 



THE "SHADE-GARDEN" OF THE 



CASTLE AT LIESER A. D. 



MOSEL. 



By XI. Geyer, the Head Gardener. 



Moeller D ArI Ztg., translated by 



<;. Bleieki 



Coming from the ro w< 



enter plantations of shai'e-loi 

 plants along tho north and west walls, | 



□ as the "shade-garden". We 

 note first a Pseudotsuga Douglasi 

 pcndula, in front of which is a Val- 

 eriana rubra in full flower, demonstra- 

 ting that this Valeriana and its white 

 and pink varieties are also graceful 

 for half shaded place. On our righr 

 we see Clematis paniculata growing 

 on the west wall of the castle, where 

 it gets only a few hours' evening sun. 

 but flowering profusely nevertheless. 

 Behind the Valeriana is also Picea 

 exc. conspicuus, very veil adapted lor 

 planting among rocks. 



Upon the rising slope Bocconia 

 Japonica has grown into a strons 

 clump, decorating the plantation by its 

 handsome foliage and white flower 

 spikes during July and August. The 

 plant gets sunlight on its upper parts 

 only, its height being about eight feet. 

 The next view shows Circea alpina 

 a graceful bright flowered plant, which 

 should be used more frequently in 

 shady places. The surface of the 

 ground is entirely covered with Eng- 

 lish ivy, out of which rise the various 

 shrubs, conifers, perennials and ferns, 

 such as Picea excelsa repens, Juni- 

 perus \irg. tripartita. Junip'erus Sa- 

 bina, Ilex crenata, Euonymus radi- 

 .-ans. Aslilbe chinensi-, A. rivularis. 

 Saxifraga hypnoides. Gillenia tri 

 foliata, Cypripedium spectabile, divers 

 ferns and the graceful Bambusa aurea. 

 P'ollov.ing the path close up to the 

 castle we see a flowering lonicera 

 against the wall, in front of wMch 

 grow ferns and dwarf conifers. 



In another view from here towards 

 The east r.ppears a group, in the centre 

 of which stands a tub with a Latania. 

 which however in summertime will be 

 completely hidden by Mikana sca-i- 

 der.s. Against the wall here are coni- 

 fers, Bambusa nigra, B. flexuosa. B. 

 mitis, various perennials, such as 

 Spireas, Anemone. Cimicifuga and fur- 

 ther on seme ferns and ilex. In the 

 foreground grows, along-side of an 

 Araucaria exce -h. Osmunda Clayto 

 niana. A. excelsa liku s such a sha ly 

 place, as proved by it- deep green 

 color. Thuja exc. Wnreana al ; > 

 thrives here very well, but Cie cover- 

 ing of the surface is also in this plan- 

 tation. English ivy. framing in the 

 plants on all sides. 



Here the castle wall recedes three 

 yards, disclosing a ditch constructed 

 to drain the lower part of the build- 

 ing, and shut out from the garden by 

 a low Iron fence. Along this fence 



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 roots for this winter's forcing. Also 50,001 

 lar^e Asparagus roots for forcing. Order 

 tt^w as there is ,n large demand for these 

 roots for forcing. Florists are buving 

 heavilv. We have also 30.0110 Privet. 

 35.000 Peach trees, 500,000 Asparagus roots. 

 ■JOft.nOCi Strawberry plant- ' > Apple 



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are placed small boxes, planted in the 

 I ;e k with Mikana scandens with Pilei 

 muscosa in front and with Arali 1 

 Sieboldi tar. Moseil in the corners. 

 The Mikana scandens has spread lux 

 uriously over the railing, while the 

 pilea '-overs the boxes, making a eon- 

 plete carpet. These three plants har- 

 monize well with the other green of 

 the plantation and show by their 

 growth, that an entirely shaded situa 

 tion is not detrimental to their lit 1 

 development. 



Finally, in order to cover the 

 castle and avoid planting climbing 

 plants close to the walls, asparagus in 

 variety is used in a rather unique way. 

 The asparagus are three years old 

 with vines over 10 feet long, and cover 

 completely the pots in which they 

 grow. Iron staples are driven into 

 the wall, supporting shelves upon 

 each of which two of these asparagus 

 pots are placed. In the autumn these 

 shelves are taken down together with 

 the vdants. nothing remaining but the 

 iron staples, which protrude only a few 

 inches, and can hardly be noticed. 

 The asparagus used is A. falcatus and 

 31 "dons deflexus. A. falcatus is un- 

 surpassed for such places and gives 

 an elegant effect with long strings 

 of dark green foliage. Along a path 

 here in fiont .>:' the ditch grow vai i- 

 ous rhododendrons, ilex, daphne, ferns, 

 vim-a and funkia. 



Following the path the castle wall 

 recedes again, and here in various 

 places are used twenty-four pots of 

 asparagus at different heights, as de- 

 scribed above. A. scandens deflexus 

 showed very good results, but just as 

 under glass, requires frequent water- 

 ing, feeding and syringing. 



Following the turn of the path to 

 the left we find a patch of ivy again, 

 bordered with aucuba. thuja, taxus, 

 cryptomeria. ferns and perennials in 

 variety, also Phoenix palms in tuba 

 overgrown by Colocasia antiquorum, 

 and finally some rhododendrons. 



From here the ivy winds through a 

 valley, bordered by a rocky bank. On 

 the right there rise out of the ivy 

 Funkia Sieboldiana, Saxifraga peltata, 

 Po Igersia podophylla and ferns. Upon 

 the rocky banks grow conifeis. de- 

 ciduous trees, ferns and some peren- 

 nials. Away in the background we 

 notice I'lmns montana pendula. 



The whole garden has also in winter 

 a cheerful appearance, because the ivy 

 closes over the vacancies left by the 

 perennials and ferns, and the conifers 

 on the rising slopes opposite the house 

 against the walls of the vinery com- 

 1 ine to make an evergreen surface 

 covering as well as middle and s'-ylin '. 

 As the winter-garden of the castle lies 

 c n this side this permanent ever- 



green feature of the plantation just 

 outside in the near vicinity is especi- 

 ally pleasing. 



(We are sorry not to be able to re- 

 print any of the 12 accompanying 

 photos as shown in Moller's journal: 

 they are really a necessary supplement 

 to the above description of a "shade- 

 garden .") 



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