WOODLAND GARDEN 
(SEE PLAN NO. I5) 
WOOD like that of which a part is shown on the accompanying 
plan offers unusual opportunity for a special kind of garden. 
We shall take this spur projection of the forest, and as a winding 
path already exists through the kind offices of shade-seeking cows, the 
site is ready for us. Various Oaks, Hickories, Chestnuts, and Sugar 
Maples are the chief trees of the forest, though White Birches, Black 
Birches, Lindens, Ashes, and other forest trees may appear in small 
groups or singly. The round dots on the plan indicate the trunks of 
these deciduous trees; the dot-and-cross represents the evergreen trees. 
All the trunks are not indicated nor the foliage shown, else the plan would 
be too crowded to be intelligible. 
The group of White Pine and that of Hemlock adds interest and 
variety to the forest and has special value in winter. If no evergreen 
trees exist, start two groups at once. 
We shall first clear away the dead lower limbs of the trees near the 
path, and remove the undergrowth in places to add other species, but 
except near the path the wood shall be as Nature makes it. 
No two woods are alike as to floor conditions, but we may imagine 
that this grove has been kept rather open by grazing animals. A few 
individual trees of distinctive character will be added to give points of 
- interest, particularly Red Cedars at the entrance, and Beech, Holly, 
and Moosewood to frame a picnic grove that may have seats and a table. 
The shrubs are arranged in small masses to give pleasing groups 
against the tree trunks and to border the path. They are species that 
grow well in partial shade and in a rather dry soil. Not more than fifty 
feet on each side of the path should be cleared and planted, and-we make 
the dividing line very irregular and indefinite, rather than as distinct as 
the plan would seem to indicate. 
For the picnic grove we clear away a larger area and bring in seats and 
a plank table for use in picnics. The planting about this part should be 
of rather a tall nature and such that it will not be much injured by the 
frolics that the children will here enjoy. Quite frequently a few large 
boulders may be found in such a wood as this, or they may be slyly in- 
serted to act also as seats and as a wall to the outdoor room as well. 
The cross-hatched areas on the plan suggest their location. 
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