CALIFORNIA GARDENS 



NO. 30 SEMI-FORMAL GARDEN 



A most successful use of the pergola is 

 made in this plan by running it across the 

 entire end of the garden, forming a boun- 

 dary and screen for the kitchen garden be- 

 yond. On the left, the pergola is widened 

 to form an out-door living room, which, with 

 its garden seats and table, presents a delight- 

 ful place to rest and forget one's cares amid 

 charming surroundings. The feature in the 

 foreground of the garden is a round lily pool, 

 surrounded by a margin of various plants 

 growing on the waterside. The presence of 

 water in the garden adds that touch of life 

 to the scene, which portrays nature in vivid 

 reflections from the surface of the pool. A 

 path, on the axial line of the pool, flanked on 

 either side by a row of standard roses, con- 

 nects the circular path with the pergola. 

 Another narrow path turns to the left, back 

 of the garage, and passing under a shade 

 tree, leads to the pergola-covered resting 

 place. The planting is composed chiefly of 

 flowering shrubs, arranged in attractive 

 groups in front of the pergola, along the 

 boundary and on the sides of the building. 

 A drive, passing under a porte-cochere, leads 

 to the garage, overgrown with beautiful 

 vines. Herbaceous plants and shrubs are 

 planted along the drive near the bungalow 

 and around the front porch. On the sides, the 

 place is bordered by an evergreen hedge. The 

 kitchen garden, in the back part of the lot, 

 contains eight fruit trees, besides a few veg- 

 etables. For details about the planting list, 

 see pages 8 and 116. 



PLAN NO. 30 

 Size of Lot 50'x175' 



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