38 GARDEN PLANNING AND PLANTING 



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LAWN 



W_ walk is of elegant shape, following or 



making the curves of the lawns, and 

 the two rows of standard Roses have 

 a beautiful appearance, whether seen 

 from the house windows or from the 

 seat beneath a tall tree at the end of 

 the ground. The reason why Ivy 

 was chosen for the arch is that it 

 provides an attractive show even in 

 the depth of winter. The borders 

 could well be used for Sweet Peas 

 and Violas. 



A long strip is admittedly difficult 

 to make into a beautiful garden, yet 

 so many houses in the suburbs of 

 large or small towns have gardens 

 of this kind that special attention 

 should be devoted to the subject. 



The Secret of a Garden such 

 as that shown by Fig. 4 (p. 41) is the 

 creation of an appearance of greater 

 width than it possesses. Regarding 

 this plan by contrast with the 

 others mentioned, it seems incredible 

 that it is no larger, or infinitesi- 

 mally so ; this pleasing deception 

 results from the winding nature of 

 the walks, and the utilisation of* 

 every foot to best advantage. The 

 lawn is not too small, there is room 

 for flowering and other shrubs, a 

 pretty rosery, herbaceous, annual, and 

 bedding plants, a seat and rockery, 

 fruit trees, and vegetables ; some, 

 arches could also be added. Curves are the Characteristic 

 of the plan Fig. 5 (p. 41), which requires more space than the! 

 others to make it look well. The Rose arches arising between) 

 shrubbery clumps look uncommon, the wide gravel space between^ 

 them has a pillar Rose in the centre and a seat at one side! 

 or there could be two seats facing each other. The littll 

 fruit orchard should have Narcissi, Montbretias, and Iris planted! 



GRAVEL 



HOUSE 



FIG. 1. NARROW GARDEN 



