OGLESBY PAUL 



and alleys of old trees. Grass walks bordered by 

 free-growing shrubbery and trees with all the 

 interest which comes from varying foliage tones 

 and interesting skylines make possible a host of 

 fine possibilities for modern gardens. Here the 

 deciduous shrubbery path is a very shady one. 

 The trees arch overhead and the shrubbery 

 spreads its branches over the grass. The prevailing 

 lines are horizontal. The evergreen path has just 

 the same dimensions but the columnar habit of the 

 trees keeps the path open to the sky and the 

 dominant lines perpendicular. _ 



When shrubbery plays the dominant part in the 

 border, as it does in this deciduous shrubbery path, 

 it is difficult to incorporate flowers into it. I have 

 seen so many instances where flowers add only fussy 

 little farcical parts to really good shrubbery acting. 

 This failing in flowers to play their legitimate part 

 is very noticeable in paths of this kind where they 

 must be treated frankly as subordinates and yet 

 where they have a chance to heighten the interest 

 by some really clever touches. What attracted 

 me to this path was the chance glimpse — over 

 the neighbor's hedge — when the Oriental Poppies 

 were blooming. Scattered singly at regular inter- 

 vals throughout the length of both borders their 



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