The Natural Style in Landscape Gardening 



paper on the walls. The notable lack of use suf- 

 fered by our American gardens goes on all fours 

 with this lack of usable furniture. In fact nothing 

 would go so far toward popularizing our gardens, 

 bringing them into steady use and making them a 

 vital organic part of the home, as to fit them with 

 suitable furniture. 



First of all there should be shelter. Instead of 

 the pergola and the classical "temple" or "gazebo" 

 or "music house," there may be the "arbor," the 

 "summer house," the "log cabin," the boat house or 

 the fishing lodge. There are just as many ideas — 

 just as many motives, — amongst which we may 

 choose in naturalistic gardening as in formal work, 

 only we haven't so fully developed them. 



Such shelters, protecting against rain or sun or 

 wind, enable tender persons to remain in the garden 

 many hours when without them they would be 

 driven in to the library or the bridge table. The 

 typical American garden porch is a move in the 

 right direction, but it ought not to be the last move. 



Wherever there are shelters there will nearly 

 always be places to sit, but there ought to be ample 



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