THE WALLED GARDEN 



troversy as to the suitability of using the high en- 

 closures for garden privacy. Not only do we shut 

 out noise and dust and prying eyes from our open- 

 air living rooms by means of the high wall, but we 

 also shut out stray dogs and thieving boys where 

 fruits abound ; and shut in peace, and repose, and a 

 sane, healthy mode of living in the air and sunshine. 

 The abounding good health and clear complexions 

 of our English cousins are claimed to be due to the 

 hundreds of miles of high wall which encourage their 

 women to spend much of the time outdoors. 



There is still another advantage in enclosing the 

 greater part of our gardens : acting as windbreaks 

 the high walls cause the fruits to mature earlier and 

 in greater abundance than in exposed spaces. Vege- 

 tation develops fully a month earlier in the spring 

 and lasts a month later in the autumn when it 

 flourishes close to the protecting walls. 



Once convinced that it is the duty as well as the 

 pleasure of every owner of a garden to build walls 

 of greater or less extent and having realized their 

 manifold advantages, it will prove a delightful study 

 to develop the greatest beauty and convenience which 

 these walls are capable of producing. For the gar- 

 den enclosures of the small suburban place there is 

 little choice in the situation of the wall. For the 

 large estate it will be desirable to study carefully the 



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