42 GARDEN PLANNING 



new gardens, before it is possible to utilize 

 the trees as conspicuous elements in the picture. 

 A well-constructed summer house, weather- 

 proof, and placed so that its open side is in 

 shade, is a most desirable addition to any 

 garden, however small, both as a picturesque 

 feature in the design and as a useful retreat 

 in hot or rainy weather. 



Of other garden accessories I shall have 

 occasion to treat in their proper place. 



Though I am writing in the main in the in- 

 terest of flower lovers, I shall make reference 

 to the kitchen garden, and here I may point 

 out that it is often feasible to so wed it to the 

 flower ground that it materially helps the 

 garden picture. In small gardens, where the 

 owner desires to reserve a plot for vegetables, 

 the apparent size of the garden is reduced if 

 the vegetable ground is screened off. On the 

 other hand, if left in full view, it contrasts 

 too conspicuously with the flower ground. 



It is best to take both factors into considera- 

 tion when making the garden design, and, by 

 means which I shall describe in detail later 

 on, to blend flower and kitchen garden into 

 harmony. In this way the garden vistas may 



