LAY-OUT OF STATELY GARDENS 277 



for borders, edging, and knots, so that you will know 

 the effect you wish to produce. 



"Making a garden," says H. H. Thomas, "may 

 be likened to painting a picture. Just as the artist 

 has before him the landscape which he is to depict 

 on the canvas, the gardener should have in his mind's 

 eye a strong impression of the kind of garden he 

 wishes to make. There is nothing like being 

 methodical even in gardening, so it is best to ma- 

 terialize one's ideas in the form of a rough sketch, 

 or plan." 



Show your gardener the diagram and have him 

 stake off your garden and beds with the greatest 

 accuracy. Your walks, paths, and beds must be 

 exact. Next select your style of enclosure and 

 build your brick wall, plant your green hedge, or 

 construct your pleached alley. Each one has its 

 own particular advantages and charm. The brick 

 wall forms a shelter for plants that love shade and 

 a fine support for climbing plants, especially ivy. 

 The hedge makes a rich and distinguished wall of 

 living green, which can be artistically clipped; and 

 arches can be made through it. The pleached alley, 

 formed of wooden trellis, lattice- work, or rustic, or 

 wire arches painted an attractive color, or left in 

 the natural wood, will, if they are covered profusely 



