LANDSCAPE GARDENING STUDIES 



The first result to be sought for this house garden 

 was to inclose it with deciduous shrubs and vines 

 on all sides. To the north a solid row of California 

 privet, Ligustrum ovalifolium, was set three feet 

 apart in the row. This privet is liable to become 

 somewhat stiff in form on account of the 

 pruning necessary to fit it for a hedge. For 

 the same reason it is apt to become bare at the 

 bottom. In order to overcome this tendency 

 and vary and solidify the effect, the Kegel's 

 privet, Ligustrum regelianum, was used along 

 the base of the hedge. This, with the trees and 

 the shrubs on the farther side, afforded very 

 necessary shelter to the rose garden adjoining. 

 Next to this rose garden was arranged a border 

 of deciduous shrubs with herbaceous plants on each 

 side and then the general grouping of the garden 

 across to the pergola. At the extreme eastern end 

 of the garden is a small water-lily pool and against 

 the dining-rbom building are masses of rhododen- 

 drons with red cedars among them. The general 

 effect of the place is an irregularly bordered 

 series of three paths of grass, running at right 

 angles to the house and forming long vistas. 



For the treatment of the garden itself, which 

 is one hundred feet four-square, these alternative 

 designs were made. 



The first of these schemes contemplates an 

 effect of evergreens in the main garden through- 

 out the year. This presupposes the presence 

 of climbers, roses, and deciduous shrubs in other 

 parts of the garden. The evergreens used are 



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