THE SMALL PLACE 



in addition to these a very simple rustic arbor has 

 been built. It is heavily laden with climbing 

 Roses, Gardenia, and Gold Finch, in yellow and 

 coppery tones that repeat the color of the Hybrid 

 Teas, Harry Kirk, and Madam Ravary, that are 

 planted in three rows on either side of the arbor. 

 Pansies that overrun these borders in the spring 

 form a kind of irregular carpet bedding for the 

 Roses. These Rose beds are incorporated in the 

 big herbaceous borders, a daring attempt by any 

 but a master hand. 



These wide herbaceous borders are part and 

 parcel of the enclosure of the main lawn which 

 with their tree and shrubbery background com- 

 prise the garden proper. Here a charming color 

 sequence is developed. The border at the back of 

 the property, farthest from the house, is known 

 as the red border, next to it is the purple and 

 yellow border. A strong mass of Forsythia divides 

 it from the blue border. The blue border ends 

 where the Roses begin. On the other side of the 

 Roses the pink border begins and that merges into 

 white. 



The method of producing this color sequence 

 must not be misunderstood. There is no hard 



no 



