76 GAEDEK OKNAMENTS 



simple Colonial ones of former days. Occasionally, 

 the name of the estate is interwoven in the orna- 

 mentation, or sometimes it is carved on the stone 

 entrance posts. 



Natural material is coming more and more to be 

 used and we find a rubble waU, constructed from 

 stone and boulders picked up on the grounds, left 

 often rough, and again fiJled in with red cement to 

 make it more stable. The rubble wall is generally 

 topped with cement laid perfectly flat. The en- 

 trance posts follow this same Une of treatment and 

 while they are often left hoUow for several inches 

 down, these are packed solidly inside with small 

 rocks to keep them in place. The excavation is 

 filled in with rich soU and bright blossoming plants 

 introduced. This gives a bit of color scheme that 

 is very effective as a foil for the cold gray of the 

 stone. Vines are often planted at the foot of the 

 posts, the turf being dug away for several inches, 

 and rich loam introduced to better insure their 

 growth. It depends entirely upon how heavy one 

 wishes the covering to be as to the kind of vine 

 planted. If it is the idea to hide it effectively from 

 sight and produce massing of green, an entirely 

 different planting should be made than if it was 



