July: Fourth Week 



LINKING THE GARDEN TO THE HOUSE: SUMMER 

 HOUSES; PERGOLAS; TRELLISES; VINES TO 

 COVER THEM 



Just as a home is more than a house, so the garden should 

 be more than beds of vegetables and flowers. It should 

 have individuality and character; should be a place that 

 seems inviting, in which provision is made for resting as 

 well as for work. 



Some of the things that give a garden attractiveness of 

 this kind are arbors, pergolas, summer houses, garden seats, 

 sundials, and so on. Many kinds of garden furniture may 

 be bought, but there is almost always more satisfaction in 

 making the things yourself. 



The pergola may be as simple or as elaborate as you wish. 

 It should, of course, be in keeping with the architectural 

 style of the house. Though primarily made for beauty, 

 it has a utihtarian purpose in furnishing shade or serving 

 as a support for a grapevine or rose bush. The liunber 

 may be bought ready sawed or planed, or even unsawed 

 posts may be used. 



A home-made pergola of round unsawed chestnut, most 

 of the material for which was supplied by the home wood 

 lot, is shown in illustration Plate 15. This pergola ex- 

 tended from the house to the barn, and a small summer 

 house was built into it halfway, making a delightful rest 

 room for hot summer days. In many places a pergola 

 ewer the path from the house to the garage or tool shed, 

 with an open summer house like this, would be a constant 

 pleasure throughout the summer. 



The posts in this instance are set five by eight feet. The 

 posts are eight feet long and are somewhat smaller than 



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