CALIFORNIA GARDENS 



NO. 27 ROSE GARDEN 



Here is another beautiful rose garden 

 laid out on formal lines somewhat sim- 

 ilar to the preceding one. It has four 

 angular beds, arranged around a square 

 lawn, in the middle of which stands a 

 bird bath. Double arches luxuriantly 

 overgrown with climbing roses mark the 

 intersections of the four grass walks, 

 which surround the angular beds. Two 

 garden seats are placed opposite each 

 other in the flower borders, which run 

 along the hedge on either side of the 

 garden, and a third one in the shrub- 

 bery back of the bungalow. A curved 

 seat, with a sun-dial in front of it, is 

 seen in the rose border at the extreme 

 end of the garden. Passing through the 

 rose arches the two lateral walks lead to 

 the kitchen garden in the rear of the lot. 

 An evergreen hedge completely encir- 

 cles the place and gives it a delightful 

 feeling of privacy. The front yard 

 shows a very effective planting scheme. 

 There are three specimen shade trees set 

 near the hedge and groups of beautiful 

 flowering shrubs planted on either side 

 of the walk and near the bungalow. A 

 path of stepping stones, passing through 

 groups of shrubbery, leads to the wide 

 grass walk, bordered by herbaceous 

 plants and ferns. From this point, look- 

 ing through the rose arches, a fine long 

 vista is obtained. A narrow walk to the 

 left leads to the kitchen. For details 

 about the planting list, see pages 8 and 

 116. 



PLAN NO. 27 

 Size of Lot 50'x150' 



87 



