Formation of a Flower Garden 

 Pillars, Pergolas, &c. 



These are very pleasing features in a garden when they 

 are not too numerous ; but it unfortunately often happens 

 that in his praiseworthy ambition to make his garden look 

 well the owner oversteps the mark, and tries really to 

 include too many features, with the unhappy result that 

 none of them looks well. A ground plan is here given 

 where this is only too apparent (Fig. 20). Pillars may 



FIG. 20. Too many pillars and pergolas. 



A Pergolas. B Arch. C Pillars. D Summer-house. E Seat. 

 F Trees. H Borders. I Vegetable plots. 



be of iron or wood. For better preservation they should 

 be iron, but for appearance wood is to be preferred. 

 Strong posts can be procured, and well coated with tar 

 in that portion which will be beneath ground. The 

 bark should be kept on if possible, as it increases the 

 ornamentation. Chains are sometimes slung from one 

 pole to the other, but wire will serve the purpose equally 

 well, for it will not be discerned when well clothed with 

 climbers. These pillars may be placed about eight feet 

 apart, and form a useful background to the border. Roses 

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