HAROLD A. CAPARN 



useful little strip of ground can be made, the west 

 side was developed in a purely decorative way 



The outcropping ledges immediately to the west 

 of the house are overgrown with Wichuriana Roses 

 and in among them are such rock plants as the 

 yellow Sedums and creeping Phloxes and Helian- 

 themum which form a wild little spot almost en- 

 tirely enclosed yet a part of the larger lawn. 



The west path starts at the terrace and makes a 

 big generous curve to the extreme western side of 

 the grounds. It is an informal one passing through 

 masses of shrubbery. Interspersed with the shrubs 

 to brighten them with color spots and fill in bare 

 places are patches of low and creeping flowers 

 which grow over the rough stone edging of the 

 path. Occasionally the shrub mass is broken, just 

 enough to give views of the lawn through the 

 gaps. 



Such paths, full of interest in growing and flower- 

 ing things, are ways of making the grounds seem 

 larger. There is no attempt at deception or optical 

 delusion. The result is gained simply by engrossing 

 one's interest in every step of the way so that one 

 lingers longer upon it. A curved path is better 

 for this than a straight one. The curved path 

 gradually unfolds its varied pictures to the be- 



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