P LANDSCAPE GARDBNING 



A CITY BACK YARD 



It has come about that a back yard is the most valuable part 

 of the city lot; for that is truly one's own. The front yard be- 

 longs more or less to the public; at any rate, common courtesy 

 allows it, for it is usually given open treatment. But the back 

 yard is different: by planting a bit of woodland it becomes a 

 sacred place, that none but friends dare enter — a little fam.ily 

 sanctuary beyond the reach of unbidden guest. 



The above picture shows a pergola leading from the back 

 of the house to the formal garden at the extreme rear. And it 

 shows an open lawn on one side with a settee under the apple- 

 tree which fits nicely in a large yard, giving it an "old home- 

 stead " sort of look which is very pleasing. Next to the per- 

 gola and on the side nearest the house is a composite group of 

 shrubs that give a succession of bloom; and in front of them is 

 a border of perennial flowers. 



The vines on the pergola are Ampelopsis Quinquefolia, Loni- 

 cera Halliana, Lycium Barbarum and Clematis Paniculata. 



ANOTHER VIEW OF THE SAME PERGOLA 



This is another view of the same pergola taken at the same 

 hour, and showing the same shadow effects; also showing the 

 shrubs on the other side, which are Spiraea Van Houttei, Ber- 

 beris, Syringa, Philadelphus and Deutzia Gracilis. The trees 

 in the boxes are Thuya Lutea, a golden-leaved evergreen of 

 pyramidal form. 



The construction of this pergola is accomplished at a very 

 small expense. It can be easily put up by a local carpenter. 

 The foundation is made of concrete and rises one foot above 

 the ground. The columns are 4x4, veneered wdth one-inch 

 boards, dressed. The girders are 2x8 and 12 feet long, placed 

 double, with braces between carefully packed. The trestle-work 

 is made of 2x6 stuff with molded ends, whilst over all is a 

 lattice-work of three-inch strips. The vines are planted near 

 the columns and trained to form a canopy. Between the col- 

 umns, a Privet hedge or some formal shrubs should be planted. 



