May, 1907 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



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which vines are now 

 growing close in 

 front of the beds 

 placed along the 

 sides of the house. 

 Vines are also clam- 

 bering up around 

 the columns which 

 form the temple-like 

 structure. 



A Roman table 

 of marble with 

 carved standards 

 stands in the center 

 of the court. Step- 

 ping down from the 

 patio, a short walk 

 leads to the formal 

 garden on the banks 

 of the Shrewsbury, 

 which is laid out in 

 a formal manner, 

 and is planted with 

 both perennials and 

 annuals. A sun-dial 

 and terra cotta pots 

 ornament the walks 

 of the garden. 



The use of plants 

 as an edging or bor- 

 der to the flower- 

 beds doubles its 

 blooming capacity 

 and, when the area 

 of one's garden is 

 restricted, is of 

 value from an eco- 

 nomic as well as 

 from an esthetic 

 point of view. 

 There are few, if any, beds but what are improved by the 

 addition of some low growing plant around the edge, bring- 

 ing the flower-bed intO' closer relation with the sod, without 



Steps Lead to the Patio with Its Balustrade Enclosure 



ample for the demands made upon 

 of the owner, and environed in 

 manner. 



any intervening 

 strip of bare soil. If 

 a plant that gives 

 bloom is in harmony 

 with the taller occu- 

 pant of the bed, so 

 much the better. 

 This is what the 

 gardener has evi- 

 dently tried to do in 

 this particular case, 

 and though the illus- 

 trations show a very 

 slow growth, it is 

 what is ultimately 

 intended to be. 



In selecting plants 

 for the beds laid 

 out in a formal 

 manner much con- 

 sideration has been 

 given to the group- 

 ing of the masses 

 of flowers and their 

 relation to each 

 other. Blend only 

 two colors together 

 and only those that 

 are harmonious. 

 One mass of color 

 is often better than 

 two colors blended. 



On the whole, 

 then, and indeed in 

 a very marked way, 

 this is a house of in- 

 teresting originality. 

 It is completely 

 adapted to its site, 

 not over large in 

 size, yet entirely 

 it for the accommodation 

 a thoroughly charming 



