12 GARDEN ORNAMENTS 



they can be lifted during the winter season and 

 stored away in a friendly barn or cellar. Watch 

 the result and you will find it is always dry and 

 practical for usage. Better stUl, if wearing prop- 

 erties do not have to be taken into consideration, 

 use cedar boughs that resemble in contour minia- 

 ture logs. They fit into place as if put there by 

 nature, all the more if they are bordered by ferns. 

 If you build at the further end a rustic summer 

 house, it gives a refreshing touch. 



Many garden lovers delight in collecting wild 

 flowers, digging them up in the neighboring woods 

 to blossom in their cultivated garden. "Why not 

 give them a home by themselves in a rough rock- 

 ery? This can easily be built from stones found 

 on the estate. Here we deviate from the stilted 

 idea of paths and introduce stone steps. These 

 should be large and rough enough to fit in with our 

 plan. Hardy ferns should be planted on either 

 side and rock plants between the steps. You will 

 then see the wisdom of creating a path like this 

 which is in sympathy with the general idea of the 

 garden. 



Landscape gardeners are at the present day en- 

 deavoring to work out results that are in harmony 



