Brookside Gardens, Great Barrington, Mass. 



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One of the most attractive estates among the many 

 that nestle about the foothills of the Berkshire Moun- 

 tains is "Brookside Gardens," the home of Mr. and 

 Mrs. Wm. H. Walker, located at Great Barrington, 

 Mass. 



Thomas Page, the gardener 

 requires an introduction to the 

 readers of The Chronicle. He 

 is usually to be found among 

 those of'the craft who attend 

 the various club and society 

 meetings for the up-building of 

 the gardening profession, and 

 he is a staunch supporter of the 

 national society. What he does 

 is always done well. This was 

 shown when he went to India- 

 napolis last fall and lifted the 

 Chrysanthemum Society's sil- 

 ver cup with twelve blooms of 

 that old chrysanthemum, "Mrs. 

 J. C. Neil." There are unques- 

 tionably many better 'mums 

 than Mrs. Neil grown today, 

 and so his accomplishment 

 demonstrates that there is 

 something more than mere 

 rule of thumb methods to gar- 

 dening. Mr. Page is fully as 

 capable in the management of 

 this beautiful estate as in 

 the cultivation of greenhouse 

 stock. 



Mr. and Mrs. \^'alker are 

 both enthusiastic horticultu- 

 rists, and take a deep interest in the details of the 

 planting and arrangement of "Brookside," which is a 

 natural garden spot, with many lakes, streams and 

 tumbling cascades. Considerable monev has been 



spent in developing many of these natural features. 

 Large quantities ot native and improved varieties of 

 trees, shrubs and perennials have been planted with 

 telling effect : so that today "Brookside" stands out as 

 one of the finest of Berkshire homes. 



The "Wall" or "Sunken Garden," illustrated in these 



rUE .Sl'N'KEX C.VRnE.V, .\X .\TTR\CTION OE THE E.STATE. 



columns is one nf the chief attractions of the estate. 

 It stands in a secluded corner of the place, and at one 

 end is the beautiful loggia and the main entrance to the 

 tea ronm, with its solid pillars of Italian marble. From 



ONE OF THE NATURAL LAKES IN BROOKSIDE GARDENS. 



