CALIFORNIA GARDENS 



NO. 2. SEMI-FORMAL GARDEN. 



This plan gives a good idea of the suitability of the 

 semi-formal style to small plots. It shows a beautiful 

 rose arbor in the middle of the extreme end of the gar- 

 den with shrubs planted in front, leaving openings 

 between to allow a view of the entire garden on all sides. 

 The tiny grass plot in the center of the garden has a 

 row of standard roses along its edge and a round bed 

 of brilliantly flowering annuals at its near end. In the 

 remotest part of the lot, completely hidden by the rose 

 arbor and shrubbery, is the shed and the small vegetable 

 garden. The front is open to the street and has a flower 

 bed near the porch. Flower borders form the boundary 

 on either side of the bungalow. For details about the 

 planting list see pages 8 and 116. 



The plants and shrubs used in the garden are as im- 

 portant factors in the making of a garden as the plan 

 itself. A good design may be entirely spoiled by incon- 

 gruous planting. A knowledge of colors, habit and sea- 

 son of plants is needed in order to use them rightly and 

 with the most pleasing effects. It is necessary to bear 

 in mind the character and habit of each and every species 

 and use it only in the position for which it is best 

 adapted by nature. A mistake is often made in growing 

 plants and shrubs in positions contrary to their natural 

 habitat. The number of flowering shrubs and herbaceous 

 plants is very great, and as they are all more or less 

 beautiful, it is easy to make a selection adapted to the 

 local conditions and at the same time produce the most 

 beautiful results. 



BUNGALOW 



PORCH 



PLAN NO. 2 

 Size of Lot 25'x135' 



