BEAUTIFUL GARDENS IN AMERICA 



it justice. Within the grassy court of the main garden the 

 several small open beds are filled with groups of annuals. 

 The rear beds contain tall-growing perennials mixed with 

 some annuals. There are weeks when the garden is all 

 pink, and again all blue and white. It is surrounded on 

 three sides with most artistic pergolas, from one side of 

 which the view down the Piscataqua River is a pictur- 

 esque feature. Stone steps on another side lead to an 

 upper garden filled with bloom surrounding a quaint and 

 ancient little building kept as a studio. In isolation, 

 simplicity, and ripeness the atmosphere of the whole place 

 breathes of olden days, and might well be taken as a 

 model for a perfect American garden. Its gates may be 

 seen in a later section. 



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