CHAPTER X 



THE PLACING OF THE GARDEN 



IN the mind of every one enchanted with out-of- 

 door life there exists an ideal of a garden, an 

 individual conception of what it should be. In 

 various places and at different times, particular types 

 of gardens have prevailed, each claiming its admirers. 

 The story of the birth and employment of various 

 styles of gardens would in itself fill a volume. 



To-day, more than ever before, the garden builder 

 acts as a free lance, since he is able to plant, without 

 discord with time and custom, the very garden that 

 suits him best. To please one's fancy in a garden is 

 the privilege of the day and of the builder. 



But before the character of the garden is decided 

 upon, the place of its setting should be most carefully 

 considered. It is but few among many who control 

 more than a limited amount of the surface of the earth, 

 and always a goodly part of this individual possession 

 must be given over to the necessary engineering features 

 of a place. It is not implied that only left-over space 

 should be regarded as available for a garden, but 

 rather that one cannot be fully enjoyed if the real 

 utilitarian things and comforts of the place have been 

 sacrificed to its prominence. 



About every home it should be an object to devise 



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