Canadian Gardens — A Happy Day in a Hamilton Garden 



AN invitation to visit the beautiful 

 garden of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. 

 Child of Hamilton, had something 

 sufficiently exhilarating in it to annihilate 

 bad weather conditions the day cf my 

 journey. The reward for braving the 

 elements proved ample, for my destina- 

 tion, "Netherwood," is truly a lovely 

 spot. 



The house is a large commodious one 

 with sun rooms and verandahs galore, 

 and fitted up with every modern luxury. 

 It is framed bv wide stretches of lawn 



By Miss M. E. Blacklock, Toronto, Ont. 



ARTICLE No. 3 



owned to having given nature a little 

 assistance by bringing home certain 

 choice varieties, planting them here and 

 there, but they were added with the "art 

 that conceals art," and no stiff group- 

 ings or incongruous color schemes mar- 

 red the harmony of the scene. In one 

 spot a small "laid" stone wall, recently 

 built, held back the ea'-ih, which other- 

 wise would have blocked the path, and 

 already little walking ferns and cliff- 

 brakes were accommodating themselves 

 to their new abode, as if they realized 



boundary of Mr. Child's land, which 

 goes through to the road on the moun- 

 tain side, one had developed a fairly 



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" Netherwood," The Residence of Mr. and 



and magnificent trees. From one of the 

 upper verandahs, which by the way is 

 furnished with a huge brick fire place, a 

 fine view of the grounds is obtained. Par- 

 ticularly beautiful is the outlook towards 

 the mountain, where the flower garden 

 merges into the grass-land, with fruit 

 trees dotted over it, and the grass-land 

 into the shrubbery, and finally into the 

 wood on the mountain side. 



After enjoying this view, my host and 

 hostess suggested a ramble up the moun- 

 tain, so we were soon loitering along a 

 lovely path (Illustration No. 2) which 

 wound in and out amongst the grand old 

 trees, stopping here and there to take 

 in a dozen different views of the house 

 and grounds and the city beyond (Illus- 

 tration No. 3.) All along this path nat- 

 ure has been lavish of her gifts. Ferns, 

 asters, golden rod, and many other old 

 friends, nodded a greeting to us as we 

 passed, the leaves of hepaticas, trilliums, 

 bellworts and many another of the dear 

 ones of spring, brought a vision of what 

 that season must be in this favored lo- 

 cality. 



In answer to an enquiry, Mr. Child 



Mrs. W. A. Child, Hamilton Ont. (No. 1) 



that they were put there by a hand that 

 loved them and were responding to it 

 as plants nearly always do. 



Refore we succeeded in reaching the 



The Rambling Path (No. 2) 



wholesome respect for the height of 

 Hamilton's mountain, particularly after 

 coming out on this road and finding 

 great cliffs still towering ovr our heads. 

 Returning by a differen path, with 

 beautiful and ever changing .outlook, we 

 at length reached what most people 

 would consider the garden proper (Illus- 

 tration No. 4.) This was comparatively 

 small, but it fulfilled its mission in life, 

 which was the supplying of cut flowers 

 for the house. It was gay with the 



One of th« l.oT«I]r Vi«w« frPTO M"". Child'f Geirden (No, 3) 



