THE GARDEN AND ITS ACCESSORIES 



basin. It is most effective to have the 

 water level come close to the level of 

 the top. It gives a much more natural 

 appearance than to have a stiff curb 

 showing. 



In building a pool or fountain in any 

 part of our country where the winters are 

 severe, we must not lose sight of the fact 

 that all such work must have solid founda- 

 tions below the frost line, and the shut-off 

 that controls the supply must be lower 

 than the outlet of the water jet. This is 

 to insure the entire running off of the water 

 so that there will be none of it left to freeze 

 in the pipe and burst it open. However, 

 in the pool itself the water may freeze with- 

 out doing any harm provided the sides are 

 not vertical but shelving, so that the ice 

 may have room to expand and thus not 

 crack the walls. Nothing could be more 

 provoking than a water basin of any de- 

 scription that will not hold water. This 



