THE JOYOUS ART OF GARDENING 



set a diamond lattice. Such a seat is especially adapted to a 

 place at the end of a path or the end of a terrace. Covered 

 with vines, it makes a very attractive corner in the garden. 



That the lattice-topped fence, common enough in the gar- 

 dens of a hundred years ago, is rarely seen to-day is a pity. 

 The construction of it is simple— merely a two-foot-wide dia- 

 mond lattice on top of a plain board fence — and the fence, 



so completed, makes a 

 delightful background for 

 flowers or climbing plants, 

 and it is especially charm- 

 ing when, as in the ear- 

 lier gardens, shrubs are 

 trained against it. 



Another way of trans- 

 forming a fence is by set- 

 ting against it a square 

 lattice (see p. 48). This, 

 if covered with roses, wiU 

 quite transform it. And 

 if the lattice be three or 



Lattice-topped fence 



four inches out from the fence, the vines, having more air, will 

 thrive the better. For. a grape-vine the trellis should stand a 

 foot from the wall. 



One of the easiest and prettiest of garden-trellises is of 

 string and bamboo. This lattice is not heavy enough for 

 permanent vines, but for annuals — sweet peas, nasturtiums, 

 scarlet-runner beans, and the like — it is charming. It makes 

 one of the most delightful of temporary divisions in the gar- 

 den, and for fencing off children's gardens, for the construc- 

 tion of kindergarten-size playhouses, nothing can be prettier 

 nor easier for the small gardeners to manage. The lightness 



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