GARDEN-MAKING 



On the roof of a city house 



Strips of matting laid down will save a woman's skirts 

 from tar if one does not care to go to the expense of extra 

 gravel; tiles could also be used for flooring, and a brick floor 

 would be very delightful. 



An awning adds much to the comfort. Instead of this a 

 trellis or a pergola may be made overhead, and some long- 

 distance climber planted in the garden below such as wistaria 

 if one has time and patience. If one hasn't, there is the 

 Japanese Kudzu-vine (Pueraria Thunbergiana) , which is a 

 cousin of the beanstalk of Jack the Giant-Killer and a near re- 

 lation of Jonah's gourd. It can do forty feet in a season. For 

 the support of the overhead trellis two posts will be necessary, 

 set where the little junipers stand. From the cross-beams on 

 right have Venetian screens. These will give complete seclu- 

 sion and make a porch that could be used for sleeping. 



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