Value of Curved Paths 



green wall of foliage pressing towards the window 

 that would be inexpressibly dull ten months in the 

 year. Of course, soil that grows Rhododendrons well 

 will also grow many Lilies perfectly, and by planting 

 such varieties as Lilium speciosum roseum and vubmm, 

 Lilium auratum platyphyllum, Lilium Hansoni, Lilium 

 Regale, the bed would be more attractive during the 

 late summer and early autumn, but I do not think it 

 could ever achieve success. 



This design provides for an entrance quite distinct 

 from any other in that it aims at creating an approach 

 to the front door in such a way that the latter will be 

 invisible from the road. This idea has many points in 

 its favour, and the arrangement of shrubs on both sides 

 is distinctly good. These little curves in paths may 

 not always seem quite pleasant to everyone, but they 

 do succeed in giving a sense of seclusion to the garden, 

 even while one is standing on the doorstep, that is often 

 unobtainable without them. One great fault in the 

 design is that in no single instance does it respect the 

 views from the various windows, and therefore cannot 

 be said to have been developed with a full sense of its 

 relation to the house. One feature that forms part of 

 the design is a rock garden, and as this appears in 

 exactly the same position in a design by Mr. Thornton 

 Sharp I think the suitability of such an introduction 

 is worth discussing. 



I have expressed myself so frequently in the columns 

 of The Garden, and elsewhere, on the subject of rock 

 gardens and their place in garden schemes that it is 

 possible many readers will be familiar with my opinions 

 thereon. If so, they will quickly come to the con- 



