CALIFORNIA GARDENS 



. 9 FOEMAL GARDEN 



Here is a splendid little plan for a formal 

 garden on a 40-foot lot. It is a great rectangle 

 and comparatively simple in design four 

 lawns placed around a central circle, each lawn 

 having a round central bed and being sur- 

 rounded with wide borders edged with box. All 

 these beds are beautifully planted with shrubs 

 and brilliantly flowering herbaceous plants. In 

 the middle of the central circle is a sun-dial sur- 

 rounded by a flower bed. The central motive at 

 the far end of the garden is an octagonal arbor 

 combined with a pergola, which separates the 

 humble vegetable garden from its brilliant 

 neighbor. Groups of beautiful flowering 

 shrubs are planted along the back of the bunga- 

 low, hiding the kitchen entrance. A garden seat, 

 painted to match the trim of the building, is 

 placed at the near end of the central path, di- 

 rectly opposite the arbor, a point from where 

 pleasant vistas are obtained. The garden is 

 screened and protected on both sides by means 

 of shrubberies. Flower borders run along the 

 south side of the bungalow and in front of the 

 porch. On the sides the lot is enclosed by a 

 hedge, the straight lines of which are relieved 

 by a few flowering shrubs. The small vegetable 

 garden in the back yard contains four fruit trees 

 vegetable bed and the shed. Omitting the 

 back yard, this plan could be used on a 135-foot 

 lot. The lawn in front of the bungalow is open 

 to the street. For details about the planting 

 list, see pages 8 and 116. 



PLAN NO. 9 

 Size of Lot 40'x150' 



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