ARTHUR A. SHURTLEFF 



arch over the wall add much to the interest of the 

 enclosure. The charming hooded seat built into 

 the wall reminds one of seats in sheltered corners 

 of English gardens. Without the tw:o arched 

 gateways the garden might have seemed a little 

 cramped. The round pool in the center of the 

 garden is little larger than a bird bowl but it is 

 in perfect scale. The Japanese Iris are grouped 

 around the pool and the specimen Mugho Pines 

 make accents for the corners of the grass plot. 

 The flower borders are very narrow, and the 

 flowers are necessa,rily few, but they are of 

 sufficient variety to be incidents in the summer. 

 When I saw them early in July, two great Peony 

 bushes marked either side of the seat, the white 

 Japanese Iris was in full bloom, the Foxgloves 

 had just faded, the Larkspurs were beginning to 

 open, and a very little early pink Phlox had just 

 come out. 



This garden has all the requisite elements, 

 proper enclosure, flower borders, grass plot, pool 

 and seat, and ought to be suggestive to the 

 owners of farmhouses where gardens can only be 

 had if they need the minimum of upkeep and 

 attention. It ought to be suggestive as well to 

 the owners of small city properties who generally 



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