PROBLEM IX 



A FORMAL ARRANGEMENT OF A SUBURBAN PROPERTY, 

 BY OGLESBY PAUL, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT 



This property is located at Villa Nova, Pa. Its dimensions 

 are 150 x 300 feet 



THIS garden reminds me of a triptych of an old 

 altarpiece for it is made up of three parts 

 built upon straight lines in a carefully balanced 

 design. The main picture is in the large central 

 panel while the narrow wings picture the minor 

 events. The central garden is in full view of the 

 house. It is the garden which is most carefully 

 tended and in it the succession of bloom is carefully 

 carried out. The side gardens, as the lesser parts 

 of the design, are reserved for special effects. 

 They are .more secluded, more sheltered, and 

 therefore need less careful attention. 



One often imagines that only a large place can 

 support such a set of gardens but they have been 

 compacted into this small area with great nicety. 



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