362 COMMON SENSE GARDENS 



Both brick and white gravel are always dry even 

 immediately after the hardest shower, and gravel 

 particularly is so clean that it does not soil the 

 most delicate gown with which it comes in con- 

 tact. Gravel screened to any size can be ob- 

 tained on Long Island at about the same cost as 

 bluestone or traprock. 



In a common sense garden there is not much 

 room for ornaments. Even a Rose pergola should 

 be kept out of it if it is small, say under sixty by 

 thirty feet. If your heart is set on having an ar- 

 bour, construct one in some other part of the 

 grounds and let it form the basis of a Rose garden. 

 A sundial is really better placed on a terrace or 

 in an alcove off the path that leads to the garden. 

 It may be set in the middle of the path if there 

 is room, but do not place it in a flower bed. A 

 sundial arranged with a background of Lilies is very 

 effective. The round bed in the centre of the 

 Court of Honour is an appropriate place, but I 

 should rather see an old Box tree there. At least 

 try a Box, and if you are not satisfied with its ap- 

 pearance you can replace it with a sundial. If & 

 sundial is set on a raised bed of turf, naturalize 



