The Garden Magazine, December, 1921 



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VISTAS OF "THE GOLDEN GATE" 



Are framed by the columns of an exedra that marks the lower 

 reaches of the soil in this garden designed by the author 



base his plans upon the use of these, he will accomplish two 

 results. He will have a garden that will be consistent with the 

 local atmosphere and, above all, he will have one that will 

 thrive. 



It is not necessary to confine one's self to those particular 

 trees, shrubs, and flowers that are indigenous to the local- 

 ity. Frequently, varieties of these, both wild and cultivated, 

 will thrive as well and lend that diversity of color and 

 texture that alone can preserve a garden from the curse of 

 black monotony. 



Both Whistler and George Moore have said that nature is 



very seldom right. It is not inconceivable that they were 

 wrong, but the fact remains that, in gardens, at least, nature 

 usually needs considerable wet nursing, as it were. It does not 

 do to leave the garden entirely in' the hands of nature; and when 

 I say that the shore line gardens of the Pacific should be planned 

 with the indigenous growth as the basis of the scheme, I- do not 

 mean that all the gardener should do is uproot a truckload of 

 shrubs and wild flowers from a near-by hill and plant them in his 

 own ground in patterns to suit his fancy. I mean that he 

 should try to work out his designs in such a manner as to use 

 the native growth for his major masses and seasonal colors 



