HOW TO PLAN A GARDEN 135 



which would be quite appropriate and useful 

 in the picture. I do not demand that the 

 summer house shall stand out naked amidst 

 its surroundings; it will be better associated 

 with trees and shrubs. It is not desirable to 

 have a uniformity in height in these artificial 

 structures. If arches or a pergola are intro- 

 duced into the scheme, do not let them soar 

 up to the level of the weather-cock on your 

 summer house. 



Trees are always useful in attaining that 

 necessary height in the garden picture for 

 which the designer must work. They must 

 be placed so that their shadows do not intrude 

 upon the flower borders, and, as I have already 

 stated, their arrangement must be innocent 

 of symmetry. 



Let no two be at the same distance from 

 your standpoint, and select them of different 

 kinds and sizes. Grouping is preferable to 

 scattering, or placing the trees in "serried 

 rows." 



By carefully weighing these various points, 

 with the plan before you, it will not be difficult 

 to arrive at a provisional arrangement of the 

 accessories we have been discussing. You 



