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OP LANDSCAPE GARDENING 



GREENING'S HORTICULTURAL GARDENS 



These gardens present a perfect dream of beauty and ele- 

 gance. They are the admiration of the most fastidious visitor, 

 the ideal of the beautiful in tree, lawn, shrub, hedge, etc. The 

 artistic arrangement of grounds and buildings, beautiful parks, 

 handsome avenues, fine driveways and walks, our excellent sys- 

 tem of waterworks, and numerous other things to be seen at the 

 country home of the author, give an impressive example of what 

 human energy and ambition may accomplish. 



These gardens were converted from an ugly-looking, deep 

 ravine which required thousands of loads of soil to adjust the 

 grade. The composition is formal and consists of hardy varieties. 

 The walks are of crushed trap-rock, rolled hard as cement, and 

 the chief care is to keep the edges clean. 



AN INFORMAL APPROACH 



This is a modification of an informal approach, the lines of 

 the walk being carefully edged, but no formality is attempted in 

 the floral border, which is a tangled growth of foliage in " mag- 

 nificent disorder." The background is a trellis covered with 

 Crimson Rambler Roses, whilst the ground-cover consists of low- 

 growing perennials, Achillea, Anemone, Veronica, Rupestris, 

 Lychnis, Coronaria, Aquilegia, Gaillardia, Shasta Daisy, Pasonies 

 and Tritoma. This walk leads from the side of the residence to 

 the natural garden by the river bank. 



The creation of such a border is sim.plicity itself. It should 

 not be forgotten that flowering plants have a great deal of indi- 

 vidual beauty irrespective of arrangement in an informal planting, 

 and there is no excuse for anyone being without an abundance 

 of flowers. I will even go further and say that poverty is no bar 

 — for love will find a way. The love of flowers is more than a 

 sentiment: it is an enthralling passion. Even those who cannot 

 afford to buy plants can make a very respectable collection from 

 the woods, the fields, the roadsides. Do you know the beauty of 

 the Goldenrod? Do you sense the charm of the Milkweed or the 

 Bull-thistle? 



