THE GARDEN AND ITS ACCESSORIES 



saw it when in his mind he composed the 

 charming possibilities of the scene. 



None of us, to be sure, would care to plan 

 gardens so far in advance that it would take 

 years for them to mature, as was the case 

 with those wonderful gardens of Italy, that 

 required a century to reach the height of 

 their glory. To-day it is possible, if one 

 has the means, to produce a garden in all 

 its entirety in an incredibly short time. 

 Large full-grown plants and huge trees are 

 supplied by nurserymen, and with the com- 

 bined efforts of gardeners, masons, team- 

 sters, and their kin, the garden springs into 

 being as by the wave of a magic wand. 



But most of us take pleasure and pride 

 in nursing our gardens to maturity. With- 

 out this personal care, or at least without 

 this personal supervision of the garden's 

 welfare, it cannot be the truly satisfying 

 intimate garden we would have it. If 

 plants of moderate size and well established 

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