40 GARDEN PLANNING 



was content to grow nasturtiums upon it, 

 quite unconscious of having outraged the 

 canons of art. 



The so-called "rustic" work is rarely in 

 good taste. If the summer house is to be 

 decorated, what better means can be found 

 than allowing some pretty creeper to scramble 

 over it, softening its outline and loading it 

 with bloom .^ 



Terra-cotta, china, and cast-iron vases should 

 be used with caution. They are generally out 

 of scale in a small garden, and never quite 

 satisfactory unless associated with a terrace 

 wall, or some similar structure. In most 

 cases their place could be taken by stout 

 oaken tubs, with advantages on the score of 

 appearance. 



The gardener must* be hoplessly depraved 

 if he admit such objects as minerals, mechanical 

 models, and sea-shells into his garden. If he 

 possesses any of these curiosities let him find 

 a place for them apart in a special museum. 



Given discretion in excluding the inartistic 

 and incongruous, there may be still room for 

 mistakes in the use of garden accessories. 

 They may be selected so as not to be in proper 



