THE WELL-CONSIDERED GARDEN 



and fortunately so; for where in the actual gar- 

 den would be our garden mysteries, our garden 

 surprises, as we walk and gaze ? 



A knowledge on the part of the amateur of some 

 of these principles of drawing and composition is 

 the first requirement for successful picture-making 

 in the garden. Amateurs there are who can do 

 full justice in black and white to their lovely gar- 

 dens, in whose productions is suggestion of color, 

 too, equally and unmistakably delightful. Others 

 miss the whole spirit of the beauty before them 

 for lack of knowledge of these simple basic prin- 

 ciples. Indeed, I am wishing to go a step far- 

 ther and say that I believe we all know gifted 

 amateurs addicted to the camera who quite un- 

 consciously make out more beauty in their gar- 

 dens and their goodly walks than actually is 

 therein. And how legitimate this is! the art 

 which can so select and transmute is in itself a 

 wonderful possession. 



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