THE WALLED GARDEN 



ply to soften its outlines, and with a little aid on 

 the part of the owner to start the little succulents 

 the sedums and stonecrops and a host of dainty 

 creeping things the wall will soon lose its staring 

 newness and assume the softening grace of age and 

 beauty. 



The stone wall is the one most frequently decided 

 upon, without regard to its environments. In order 

 to give the greatest satisfaction, the material should 

 be selected from the source most readily available. 

 Not only will this result in producing the greatest 

 harmony in the wall and its surroundings, but it will 

 have its advantages from an economical point of 

 view. 



The treatment of stone walls may be widely 

 diversified, and there are many arrangements that 

 will provide winter beauty. The evergreen trailers 

 in rock crevices will retain their beauty when on 

 the order of the periwinkles and creeping euony- 

 mus. The planting of decorative evergreens and 

 various architectural features in the treatment of 

 the walls will make our American walled gardens 

 as attractive as those of England during the winter 

 months. 



When brick is used for the garden wall, it need 

 not present the cold formal surface of the brick house 

 which it adjoins. New bricks, all alike in size and 



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