A WOMAN^S HARDY GARDEN 



and places you can, and then, when you know 

 what you want, or think you do, start in. 



The relation of house to grounds must 

 always be borne in mind, and simplicity in 

 grounds should correspond with that of the 

 house. A craze for Italian gardens is seizing 

 upon people generally, regardless of the archi- 

 tecture of their houses. To my mind, an 

 Italian garden, with its balustrades, terraces, 

 fountains and statues, is as inappropriate foi 

 surrounding a colonial or an ordinary country 

 house as would be a Louis XV drawing- 

 room in a farm-house. 



What is beautiful in one place becomes 

 incongruous and ridiculous in another. Not 

 long ago, a woman making an afternoon visit 

 asked me to show her the gardens. Daintily 

 balancing herself upon slippers with the high- 

 est possible heels, clad in a costume appro- 

 priate only for a fete at Newport, she strolled 

 about. She thought it all "quite lovely" and 

 "really, very nice," but, at least ten times, 

 while making the tour, wondered "Why m 



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