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be some between the vegetable garden and the house 

 — ^companions of the wife as she does her work. 



There is another system which is the opposite of the 

 open one. Your grounds are hidden by a hedge and you 

 have winding walks ; and as you turn you have altogether 

 new views and are in a sort of a labyrinth of beauty. 

 The house is hidden so that when you come upon it it 

 seems like a new discovery. The old English system 

 was one of seclusion. A high wall with coping of rag- 

 ged stone or glass from broken bottles, making it hard 

 to climb, enclosed the grounds. Thus secluded from 

 public gaze the owner had everything to himself and his 

 special friends. But this is rather a selfish plan. 



If you go to the Shaw Gardens at St. Louis, you will 

 find that the founder brought this system from England 

 and enclosed a portion of the grounds with high walls 

 and iron gates. 



If you can afford it, it would be well to consult a land- 

 scape gardener like Mr. Nutter of Minneapolis, who 

 makes this matter a life study. If you cannot, get what 

 aids you can and in the long winter evenings take your 

 rule and paper and make a plat, planning for every 

 tree and shrub and the distance apart, so when spring 

 comes you will know where everything belongs. You 

 will find this a delightful study, forecasting the future 

 and living on anticipation of a fair elysium which is to 

 front your home. 



