JAPANESE GARDEN IN AMERICA 



of the city homes in Japan have very little more 

 scope for their gardening than that contained in the 

 brick-paved or cemented space back of the average 

 city homes of America, We can profit by many les- 

 sons in perspective, as well as in harmony and com- 

 pleteness, as taught by these miniature oriental land- 

 scapes, even though we may not be versed in the 

 religious and symbolic relations of the various feat- 

 ures of the little garden. There is no necessity for 

 flat sameness in the little back yard to which we are 

 to direct our efforts. The soil removed to form the 

 ponds and streams will build the miniature hills. 

 Whether we build a little wooden lantern or pur- 

 chase one of the quaint stone lanterns of true Japan- 

 ese origin, whether we dwarf and prune small cedar 

 trees from a nearby wood-lot or import dwarfed 

 pines at considerable expense from Japan, whether 

 we have a natural stream running through our 

 suburban place or must be satisfied with a hidden 

 hose-supply from the city pipes, there are possibili- 

 ties in every case of securing some very good results 

 in healthful diversion, and considerable garden 

 beauty when we conscientiously study and practise 

 the best types of miniature landscape gardening as 

 perfected in Japan. Our little artificial lake of pellu- 

 cid brightness may have a corresponding waterfall 

 and a quaint stone bridge; and the tiny artificial 



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