ILLUSTRATIONS 



Tall Poplars Lend Dignity to a Garden Setting . . . Frmtispiecr 



Let Gutters of Cobblestones Line Your Path . . . Facing p. 3 



A Successful Grass Path " 6 



A Brick-paved Path Planked by Many-hued Iris ... " 12- 

 The Sunlight Sifts Through the Sheltering Vines of the 



Pergola " 21 



Build Your Pergola with Cobblestone Supports and 



Rustic Top " 24. 



The Moss Grows Between the Stone Walk " 28 



A Tea-house " 37- 



Stepping-stones in a Grass Path " 42 



Lily Ponds in a Formal Garden " 46- 



Stone Steps Attractively Planned " 53 



A Fountain that Serves as a Background for a Lily Pond ' ' 58 



Marble Steps Leading to the Water in a Formal Garden ' ' 64- 

 An Old-fashioned Garden Is Often Entered Under an 



Arch of Latticework " 71 



A Fine Decorative Iron Gateway " 75 



A Successful Entrance to a Formal Garden .... " 82 



The Central Feature of the Garden May Be a Bird-bath ' ' 89 



A Well-placed Bird-bath " 94 



An Ornament Delightfully Used to Mark the Opening 



OF Paths Through Woods " 98 



A Formal Garden Seat " 107 



A Simple and Attractive Garden Seat " 112 



Stately Lilies Add Charm and Dignity to a Gravelled 



Walk " iia 



