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THE GRBBNING PICTORIAL 



SYSTEM 



I'late 52. An Kxt-lusive Residence Street 



F LANDSCAPE GARDENING 



A PRIVET ARCH 



Live gateways and arches are very ornamental, and all kinds 

 of efforts are made to form these of vines and rose-bushes sup- 

 ported on wire frames. Here is one made of California Privet, 

 the same plant that forms the hedge. It looks as if it were 

 chiseled out of a wall of green. 



The application of this idea is common in Europe, and such 

 hedges and fantastic entrances are numerous in London, espe- 

 cially on the road between the city and the Kew Gardens. All 

 the gardens are thus enclosed, and the traveler is impressed with 

 the quiet seclusion of the inhabitants. Every garden of any con- 

 sequence is enclosed with hedges; and this refers not only to the 

 flower gardens but to the vegetable and fruit gardens as well. 

 Hedges always look well provided they are well kept, and the 

 English gardeners certainly know how to take care of hedges. 

 Such hedges are especially recommended in America, where there 

 is much neglected, vacant property overgrown with weeds 



AN EXCLUSIVE RESIDENCE STREET 



This gateway is the entrance to an exclusive residence street. 

 It is a dedicated street and belongs to the public, but the form 

 is so unusual that it looks more like the entrance to a gentleman's 

 estate than an avenue for public travel. The street is just wide 

 enough for a driveway on each side of an esplanade in the middle. 

 This esplanade is filled with a heavy growth of dwarf shrubs, 

 chiefly Berberis Thunbergii, Snowberry, Indian Currant, Vibur- 

 num and Spiraea. The entrance itself is severely architectural, 

 the only floral decoration being an urn on each post. The trees 

 are Maples, headed up to a good height for avenue planting. 

 This idea is commended to those who lay out what, in the par- 

 lance of the trade, is known as "Quality subdivisions." In such 

 cases, too, there is much gain in having the planting designed by 

 one man, as this insures unity of composition. 



