26 GAKDEN ORNAMENTS 



The twentieth century pergola in the modern 

 garden lends itself to a great variety of treatment. 

 It is an important feature and should be properly 

 treated in order to bring out the right effect. Often 

 the amateur, when dabbling with garden culture, 

 neglects this feature on his grounds and gives it a 

 wrong setting. 



It must be remembered that the mere setting out 

 of a garden does not always bring about the best 

 results. It should be done with some definite aim 

 in view, such as color or suitability to situation. In 

 this way only can one obtain perfection. There 

 should be taken into consideration the formation 

 of the different beds, especially those that are in 

 close proximity. It cannot be a successful experi- 

 ment unless carefully planned. 



If you have never tried to form combinations 

 that will intensify the loveliness of the grounds by 

 a happy gathering of right colors, you have missed 

 a delightful experience. This idea does not come 

 quickly to the amateur floriculturist, but once he 

 fully grasps it, he turns as if by instinct to the 

 structural part of the garden plan. It is then 

 that he realizes that while he has not seemed to 

 have progressed during his first year's work, yet 



