May, 1909 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



227 



is here indicated. The figures indicate what can be done during the 

 first year, and the cost of the box for edging the garden is also in- 

 cluded. An arbor is indicated as the natural terminus of the walk 

 leading from the house to the garden, but the cost of the arbor and 

 perennials is not included. I think this is about the cheapest kind 

 of formal garden that anyone can have. It has the merit of sim- 

 plicity in design, and would not be costly or laborious to maintain. 

 High shrubs could be massed near it in such a way as to conceal 

 it from view of the street, so that one could have the privacy and 

 charm of the old-fashioned Colonial garden. It would only cost 

 about twenty-five to fifty dollars more to furnish the rest of the 

 shrubbery needed. If this cannot be afforded the first year, it would 

 be better to concentrate on the portion which is indicated by 

 figures. 



IV. A TENNIS LOVER'S SOLUTION FOR $IOO 



Many people are more interested in athletics or sport than gar- 

 dening, and wish to have the gardening features of the most perma- 

 nent character, so that they will require the least expense for mainten- 

 ance. Plan No. 4 is particularly designed for such a family. The 

 150x150 ft. lot is about the smallest that is practical for a tennis 

 court. The back-stop of a tennis court is usually a thing of ugli- 

 ness, but it can be easily made a thing of beauty by planting it with 

 vines. The vines for this back-stop have been carefully selected 

 so as to give a succession of flowers from June until frost. Once a 

 year it will be necessary to prune these vines so as to get them to 

 spread evenly over the back-stop and distribute their flowers prettily 

 everywhere instead of having a top-heavy mass of foliage high in the 

 air and no flowers or foliage at the base. 



The ideal material for planting near the house is broad-leaved 

 evergreens, such as box, rhododendrons, and mountain laurel; but 

 as these plants are costly I have substituted two beds of conifers or 

 narrow-leaved evergreens for the beds in front of the house so that 

 there will be a pleasant prospect from the front windows the year 

 round. From the point of view of the passer-by an evergreen bed 

 is much more attractive than vacant flower beds. 



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1, Eight hundred dwarf boxwood (Buxus sempervirens, var. suftrulicosa); 2, six Ameri- 

 can linden (Tilia Americana); 3, six Siberian dogwood (Cornus alba); 4, six mock orange 

 (Philadelphus grandiflorus); 5, twelve Japanese barberry (Berberis Thunbergii); 6, two 

 white fringe (Chionanthus Virginica); 7, ten Regel's privet (Liguslrum Ibota, var. Regeli- 

 anum); 8, four oleaster (Eltzagnus argentea); 9, four hardy hydrangea (Hydrangea panicu- 

 lala, var. grandiflora); 10, six golden bell (Forsylhia suspensa, var. Fortunei); n, six storax 

 (Styrax Japonica); 12, six privet (Liguslrum Ibota). 



Expend S75 and begin the making of a really good garden 



1, Fourteen dwarf juniper (Juniperus Chinensis, var. procumbens); 2, two Irish yew 

 (Taxus baccata, var. fastigiala); 3, eight tamarisk -leaved juniper (Juniperus Sabina, var. 

 tamariscifolia); 4, two Japanese cypress (Retinispora oblusa, var. compacta); 5, two heath-like 

 Japanese cypress (Retinispora ericoides); 6, six sugar maple (Acer saccharum); 7, two Ameri- 

 can linden (Tilia Americana); 8, two American elm (Ulmus Americana); 9, six Japanese 

 barberry (Berberis Thunbergii); 10, ten weigela (Diervilla hybrida, var. Eva Rathke); n, six 

 red osier dogwood (Cornus sanguinea); 12, six golden bell (Forsylhia suspensa); 13, six white 

 fringe (Chionanthus Virginica); 14, six Persian lilac (Syringa Persica); 15, four Chinese 

 wistaria (Wistaria Chinensis); 16, eight Crimson Rambler (Rosa multiflora, var. Crimson 

 Rambler); 17, eight Farquhar roses (Rosa multiflora, var. Farquhar); 18, tour Baltimore Belle 

 (Rosa setigera, var.) 19, three Philadelphia Rambler (Rosa multiflora, var. Philadelphia 

 Rambler); 20, six Japanese virgin's bower (Clematis paniculata); 21, six virgin's bower 

 (Clematis Virginiana). 



A permanent, effective garden for use and one easily maintained 



In concluding this series of ready-made plans for home grounds 

 of small dimensions, I wish to say that ready-made plans can never 

 be satisfactory. People, however, are always demanding them, and 

 I have yielded to this demand in order to show the principles of 

 landscape gardening and how they can be applied to the smallest 

 space even in our largest cities. The larger the city, and the smaller 

 the space, the harder the problem, and the more a person should 

 be willing to pay for a satisfactory solution. 



There are two comparatively new ideas for making back yards 

 attractive in extremely large cities — one is to use broad-leaved ever- 

 greens, especially rhododendrons, mountain laurel, box, and American 

 holly. While such material is very costly, it is the most valuable of 

 all, for it is not only attractive the year round, but often has the 

 charm of flower and fruit in addition. 



Conifers, such as pine, hemlock, spruce, etc., seem to be far more 

 sensitive to smoke than broad-leaved evergreens, but the latter must 

 be frequently sprinkled somehow as the dust will choke the breath- 

 ing pores of the plants and hide their beauty. In a small lot it is 

 possible to accomplish this in a few minutes every day by the use 

 of a hose. 



Another solution for big cities is to use vines, of which the most 

 important are ivy and the climbing euonymus, since these are the 

 only two evergreen vines that are hardy. The climbing euonymus is 

 considerably hardier and eventually becomes covered with red berries 

 which last all winter. Vines require less space than flowers and 

 less care. 



Bear this point in mind: Everybody who plants a place for the 

 first time is tempted to send his planting list to half a dozen nur- 

 serymen and give his order to the lowest bidder. This is false 

 economy, because the bushes that you get in such a way will have 

 fewer stems (even if they are of the same height) and your place 

 may look bare a year or two longer than is necessary. 



