CALIFORNIA GARDENS 



NO. 1. NATURAL GARDEN. 



The charm of the garden is not the monopoly of 

 the rich. It is not secured merely by the expenditure 

 of money; it comes really from the exercise of good 

 taste and correct judgment in using the natural beau- 

 ties to the greatest advantage. A garden can easily 

 lose its charm and become too artificial if made too 

 elaborate and have too little of the touch of Nature 

 to inspire the proper sentiment. So it is evident that 

 the ideal garden, which has all the charms of Nature 

 and completely fulfills its purpose as a resting place 

 in pleasant surroundings is within the reach of men 

 of moderate means. There are many back yards in 

 a great metropolis or a small town which are used 

 as assembling places for clothes poles, ash cans, and 

 similar things. Such an unsightly "back-yard" can 

 easily be converted into a charming garden without 

 great expenses. How this can be accomplished with- 

 out any waste of space on a 25-foot lot, a size common 

 in many suburban towns, is shown in this plan. In 

 the back-yard we have a small piece of ground set 

 apart for vegetable beds and the shed. A hardy per- 

 ennial border runs along the south side of the garden 

 and a winding path in front of it leads to the vegetable 

 garden and the little pavilion "A". The latter is- 

 almost completely surrounded by beautiful flowering 

 shrubberies and forms a screen for the vegetable gar- 

 den beyond. Choice shrubs are planted along the 

 north side of the garden and at the back of the bun- 

 galow, to hide the kitchen entrance. The tiny open 

 space of lawn in the center has a few specimens of 

 herbaceous plants. For details about the planting list 

 see pages 8 and 116. 



5HCI7 



BUNGALOW 



PORCH 



PLAN NO. 1 

 Size of Lot 25'x125' 



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