20 Villa Gardens 



have I contemplated a greenhouse. I have 

 never seen a greenhouse in a small garden 

 which was not an eyesore. Its garish white 

 paint alone is sufficient to condemn it in the 

 eye of the artist. It is possible to have a 

 garden gay with the choicest flowers from Feb- 

 ruary to November without " glass," as I know 

 by experience, and I cannot therefore see the 

 advantage of devoting ten per cent, of the 

 garden area to an ugly structure of questionable 

 value. 



But there are gardeners, I know, who would 

 not be happy without their greenhouse, and to 

 them I would say : " Do your best to conceal 

 your glasshouse from view by gro-vving a few 

 tall shrubs between it and your house, or by 

 putting up a trellis screen with creepers." 



I know no reason also why these houses 

 should not be painted green, and thereby 

 rendered less conspicuous. 



