VII 



WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH A LATTICE 



One of the most valuable accomplishments for the amateur 

 gardener is skill in the making of a lattice. 



Latticework, like charity, covers a multitude of sins. It is 

 the most convenient of defenses against ugliness; the prettiest 

 and most satisfying of supports for vines. For embellishing, 

 for covering any slight defect, it is as useful in the garden as 

 the arts of the toilet to the woman who needs them. Besides 

 its utility in dozens of situations, the making of a lattice is, to 

 the woman who can drive a nail, an exceedingly pleasant form 

 of "garden fancy work." In largeness of result, in interest in 

 decorativeness of effect, that other fancywork done on a porch 

 and in a rocking-chair is not to be compared with it. 



Latticework is to the garden as embroidery to a gown. It 

 gives a certain charm, completeness, and distinction. And 

 there is a very real satisfaction to its author in having done 

 the work herself. 



The materials for this form of garden art are simple enough 

 and easily obtained. Any lumber-dealer will supply the strips 

 in exactly the lengths desired. So many lengthwise strips, 

 so many crosswise strips, may be provided, and if the measure- 

 ments have been taken carefully, the trouble of sawing is quite 

 eliminated, and the lattice goes together with a neatness and 

 exactness that is really soul-satisfying. (If an effect of light- 

 ness is desired, the strips should not be set too close together. 



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