ARBORS AND OTHER 



other gardens until the very monotony of them 

 becomes an offence to the eye of the man or 

 woman who believes in individuality and 

 originality. 



Rustic fences between lots are great improve- 

 ments on the ordinary boundary fence, especially 

 if vines are trained over them. They need not be 

 elaborate in design to be attractive. If made of 

 poles from which the bark has been taken, they 

 should be stained a dark green or brown to bring 

 them into harmony with their surroundings. 



Screen-frames of rustic work, as a support for 

 vines, to hide unsightly outbuildings, are far pref- 

 erable to the usual one of wood with wire netting 

 stretched over it. They will cost no more than 

 one of lattice, and will be vastly more pleasing, 

 in every respect. 



.Gateways can be made exceedingly pleasing 

 by setting posts at each side of the gate, and 

 fashioning an arch to connect them, at the top. 

 Train a vine, like Ampelopsis, over the upper 

 part of the framework, and you make even the 

 simplest gateway attractive. 



A garden-seat, with a canopy of vines to shade 

 it, may not be any more comfortable, as a seat, 

 than any wooden bench, but the touch of beauty 

 and grace imparted by the vine that roofs it 



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