It may also as properly reflect the individual- 

 THE GARDEN . /. , , J , . f 



ity or its maker as does the house or its fur- 

 nishings. Above all, it should be evident that 

 the garden is part of the home, as really and 

 evidently so as is the house itself or any room 

 within the house. The plan must include the 

 whole home area. Here we find the main for- 

 mative principle of art in the garden. 



This sentiment which we call the home feel- 

 ing absolutely forbids public display. Its first 

 demand is the demand for privacy. The gar- 

 den should, therefore, always suggest retire- 

 ment. This marks the garden as peculiarly 

 one's own, and makes of it a kind of sanctum. 

 Otherwise it might as well be public property. 



If the desire for retirement is to be gratified, 

 if the garden is to be something apart, it must 

 have definitely marked boundaries. They 

 separate the home from the outside world. 

 They shut out the big world and suggest what 

 home should always be : a refuge, a safe and 

 pleasant harbor. They exclude the vulgar 

 things of the street. Reverence for the sacred 



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