16 LITTLE GARDENS 
LOG ORNAMENTS 
The use of rustic wood in a garden is always safe, since its appear- 
ance cannot conflict with Nature as painted woodwork, when present 
in excess, is sure to do. From woodcutters’ yards, especially those 
in the heart of the country, charming pieces of log, of any size, can 
be bought very 
cheaply, while 
whenever a_ tree 
on an estate has 
to be felled, por- 
tions of its trunk 
or branches can 
be turned to good 
account in the 
garden. 
A support for 
low climbers, 
that could not in- 
terfere with the 
beauty of any scene 
in the pleasure 
grounds, can be 
made of three logs 
set together, and 
nailed towards 
their tops, as 
shown in the illus- 
tration. Such an 
erection, on a lawn 
know, made a 
delightful summer 
and autumn 
feature when 
well climbed by 
Cobaea_ scandens, 
wey that large purple 
A SUPPORT FOR LOW CLIMBERS. Bell Flower which 
has such graceful 
leaves, and blossoms so continuously. In a cold garden corner this 
support might be tried for Tropaeolum speciosum, the Flame Flower, 
of glowing vermilion, which will not thrive everywhere, and dislikes 
heat, but is so grand a climber where it does luxuriate. By tying a 
few pieces of green string half way up each pole to small nails 
knocked here and there in the wood, and securing each string to a 
peg of wood in the soil some few inches from the base, the structure 
could be used for Sweet Peas or climbing Nasturtiums. 
A simple rustic vase can be made of a short length of a tree 
trunk, hollowed out, either wholly or for only 1 foot or 2 feet, turned 
