Peeps into Gardens 



Do these pictures carry any suggestions that will help you solve your own problems? 



Architectural features add much to the charm of this Detroit garden of Mr. Edsal 

 Ford. All the furnitureof the garden is painted white. The velvety lawn flanked by 

 masses of perennials makes a delightful picture. The lawn is watered by an inter- 

 esting underground system which is always ready for use but which does not dis- 

 figure the garden, as even the spray nozzles themselves disappear when not in use 



Nothing adds more to the charm and repose of the garden than water) though it 

 be simply a tiny stream or a little pool. The arrangement shown here is unusual 

 but highly effective and might be adapted to many summer locations. There are 

 many hardy Water Lilies which can be left in a pool three feet deep if it is boarded 

 over in winter. A few goldfish add to the delight of such a garden and are needed 

 to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes. (Massachusetts) 



Rock gardens continue to grow in popularity and are now to be found 

 in gardens everywhere. Seldom, however, has anybody hit upon a 

 more unique or pleasing development of the rock garden idea than is 

 found in this instance. A long flight of stone steps leads to the front 

 entrance of the house, with a long, narrow rockery at each side. The 

 slope is a gradual one and when the visitor approaches the house, which 

 sets well back from the street, he finds friendly, low-growing flowers ac- 

 companying him to the very portals. (Near Harrisburg, Pa.) 



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