THE GAEDEN PATH AND BOKDEE 7 



the right coloring in beds, so that no discordant 

 note be found. Every part must be kept in good 

 condition, for there are no closed doors for untidi- 

 ness to skulk behind. This he knows means con- 

 stant and unremitting care and that he may avoid 

 sameness, he changes the flower scheme every year, 

 to give a fresh note to the planting of his own par- 

 ticular plot. 



The greatest care must be taken that borders 

 are properly balanced, for any deviation from 

 this rule results in lop-sided effects that spell 

 failure. No walk in any part of the garden but 

 should be planned to serve a definite purpose, either 

 to connect other paths or at its end to bring out 

 some carefully laid plan that will lend a pictur- 

 esque effect to the finished design. 



Let us take as an instance a curved path. First 

 of aU, we must realize that it is not following any 

 haphazard plan but has a definite aim. Perchance 

 it has been most carefuUy laid out to avoid the 

 felling of a tree that is needed for picturesque 

 effect, but whatever the object may be, it is ful- 

 filled by the design of this particular path. 



There are to be found, quite frequently on large, 

 extensive grounds, grass paths that cut the lawn, 



