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GARDEN GUIDE 





Actual layout of a backyard gar- 

 den fenced, on lot 30x100 ft. Stand- 

 ard Apple, Plum and Pear trees 

 were planted around the divisional 

 fences. They did not unduly 

 shade the hardy flowers. The 

 smooth gravel path terminated 

 in an arbor over which Roses, Ivy 

 and Clematis grew. - Rhododen-' 

 drons, evergreens, hardy Heathr, 

 Viburnums, etc., with bulbs be- 

 tween, were used on the right 

 hand border. There was a sun 

 parlor at the back of the house.' 

 The garden . lay due _ south 



they are terribly depressing to the 

 great majority of us, besides being, 

 one should imagine, not conducive 

 to health. Light, air, and freedom, 

 are good watchwords for the builder 

 and planner. 



Character can be given to an 

 entrance by simply having two 

 ornamental pillars built there, with 

 possibly an iron arch over them. 

 If this is planted with creeping vines 

 and is supported at the sides with 

 groups of evergreens, it adds wonder- 

 ful dignity and seeming value to the 

 property. 



While winding paths or drives 

 are graceful, they should not be 

 made meaninglessly, but are in order 

 where the ground slopes a little or 

 dips, or where irregularity exists. 

 Certainly these can always be added 

 or made in order to get the curved 

 line. Even in small places, as our 

 plans show, the swinging line of 

 beauty can be had. Straight paths 

 may, however, be more convenient, 

 and can still be tasteful and harmo- 

 nious. They are undoubtedly neat. 



No book can tell the reader ex- 

 actly what may be the best arrange- 

 ment for his garden or property. 

 Every garden should have a character 

 of its own, and generally does, unless 

 in the case of the very smallest, 

 where nearly all opportunity for 

 variety is extinguished; yet it is re- 

 markable what can be done on a 

 quarter or an eighth of an acre. 

 "^ We have often seen plots of 30 ft. x 

 100 ft. laid out with much variety 

 and taste, and which were full of 

 interest. In those towns and cities 

 ' of our own country, and in the old 



