The Natural Style in Landscape Gardening 



she has her new dining room done in rich browns 

 and her limousine in blue. If she gives a party, a 

 dance, or a dinner, the color scheme has to be de- 

 cided before the menu or the music. Why shall she 

 not, in the garden, where all sorts of beautiful 

 colors are placed at her disposal, mass them in tri- 

 umphant color effects? 



Perhaps she should, but there are important 

 points first to be taken into account. At the outset 

 she should consult with nature who will have much 

 to say about the results whether she be asked or no. 

 Now nature has a color scheme of her own for 

 every garden. Her ideas run very emphatically 

 to green. She is like the famous fireman who 

 didn't care what color they painted the hose wagon 

 just so it was red. Nature seems willing to let 

 Millicent adopt any sort of color scheme in the 

 garden just so it is green. And after the dear 

 girl has spent years of effort on her pink garden 

 she one day begins to realize that all the pink she 

 has is a few faint splashes of color on an acre of 

 rich velvety green background and under a bright 

 blue sky. Nature has been laughing at her all the 



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