246 OLD-FASHIONED GARDENING 



Dutch Garden 



Characterized in design by its exactness and the 

 regularity of its square beds, large or small, grouped 

 around a circle or square at the centre. All the space 



is most economically and carefully used: useful and 

 ornamental mingle, especially in cottage gardiens, all 

 being blended into so tidy and immaculately kept a 

 whole that the clarity of the design is always perfect. 

 This style is particularly suited to the smallest areas. 

 The inclosing wall or fence is open, and on a large 

 place, most suitably of ironwork. For small places a 

 lattice or palings may be used. 



Vlanting 



Trees: None, except the fruit trees in an orchard. 

 The Dutch garden is too carefully calculated to allow 



