CHAPTER V 

 POOLS 



FROM the earliest gardens of which we have record, until the 

 present time, we find water employed as a prominent feature of 

 our gardens. Certainly there is a charm about the garden with 

 pool or fountain which one without never has. The reflections, the 

 sound of rippling water and the cooling effect of a spray are a con- 

 stant delight to the garden lover. Then, too, a pool affords a place 

 to grow water lilies and other aquatic plants, the bright tropical colors 

 of which add much to the beauty of our garden. 



The formal, or regular shaped, pool should serve a definite pur- 

 pose in our garden plan; it is often the dominant note in our garden 



Fig. 16 -Showing that the informal pool has an undisputed claim of beauty 



