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That stream is the most charming 

 along whose banks one can wander 

 at will, and that pool the most en- 

 ticing which offers the same oppor- 

 tunity for close companionship with 

 water. The stone margins are allur- 

 ing pathways between the iris rows 

 here in the Borden garden, where 

 because of the flowing current 

 through the pool the planting is ol 

 flowers with sheath-like foliage 



The courtyard pool can transform an uninteresting flagged floor into a place of beauty and unique 

 charm. Simplicity of treatment should be maintained throughout — even the rim of the pool needs 

 no elaboration. In the pool can be planted water-lilies, rushes and cyperus, as here at the home of 

 Mr. and Mrs. Gordon K. Ball, Katonah. N. Y. These will lend variety of color, form and size. 

 Openings here and there among the flags can be filled with Imrdy foliage plants, or small flowering 

 ones such as dwarf phlox. The background as well as the pool should he carefully planned. Heavy 

 massing of foliage is needed there to carry the sturdiness of the court itself. Flowering shrubs 

 are used in this case, with climbing vines behind them. Marian C. Coffin, Landscape Architect 



