November, 1907 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



and is confined, for the most part, to the 

 boundaries and outlines. Even when the 

 central fountain is finally put in place there 

 will be little of the architectural enrich- 

 ment with which many gardens are em- 

 bellished. Yet there is no sense of lack- 

 ing here, for the garden is beautifully 

 planted, and has a true floral beauty that 

 is really its own. 



It is a garden of flowers, and hence is a 

 garden of the most beautiful type. It is a 

 garden of flowers agreeably planted and 

 wisely chosen. It is a garden of gay- 

 blooming, sweet-scented flowers, where ont 

 seeks — and finds — nature's beauty only, 

 and finds it beautifully arranged. 



Here, then, is a true nature's treasure 

 spot that will bloom and grow yearly on 

 Massachusetts's beautiful North Shore. 

 It is but the simple truth to add that it is 

 but one of such natural adornments spread 

 out below this fair blue sky; yet it has its 

 own note of loveliness and its own indi- 

 vidual character. 



Mr. Lane's garden is a fine illustration 

 Great Masses of the Same Flower Are Kept Distinct in Formal Beds j-j^g decorative value of eardens It has 



different flowers together for borderings, 

 with due regard to difference in height, 

 while each variety is kept distinct in the 

 formal beds occupying the center. 



This is illustrated by the introduction of 

 poppy beds, whose dainty, fragile flowers 

 show a rich variety of coloring; and a care- 

 fully tended pansy bed, with face-like blos- 

 soms of remarkable size. Beyond is a bed 

 of Japanese lilies; there is one of dian- 

 thus; and a conspicuous bed of ten-week 

 stocks. 



A glance at the border shows all these 

 flowers charmingly intermingled with long 

 plumes of larkspur, or spear-like leaves 

 and butterfly flowers of the Japanese iris, 

 or dainty golden stars of coreopsis. They 

 revel and run riot with phlox, calendula 

 and hollyhock, all of which are set against 

 a rich background of pines, birches and 

 poplars. 



The garden is distinctly an individual 

 one — but, then, all gardens are that. For 

 even when the same plants and shrubs are 

 grown there is an individuality of effect 

 often without thought that this is the end 

 reached. Here, however, we have an eminently distinctive been planned and planted as a decorative adjunct to an in- 

 garden decorated, embellished and beautified with compara- teresting house and as a part of an interesting estate, and the 

 tively simple means. The architectural treatment is modest, interest of the whole place is heightened by it. 



The Garden Is Surrounded by a High Ornamental Fence 



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