Plate 64. An Klevati'd Kgyptiaii Garden 



LANDSCAPE GARDENING 



A COLONIAL GARDEN 



This is an old-fashioned garden of a type that was common 

 in the old Colonial days before Liberty Bell sent its peal of 

 freedom around the world. Such gardens are still common 

 among the gentlefolk of Virginia. It is, in short, a southern 

 garden translated to northern lands. The beds are all curvilinear 

 and filled to overflowing with a tropical luxuriance of flowers. 

 The favorites are the Larkspur (the Delphinium of our English 

 cousins), Shasta Daisy, Dwarf Phlox, Monardia, Gypsophila 

 (commonly called Baby's Breath), Lilies, Michaelmas Daisy, 

 Sweet William and Stokesia. The latter is the German National 

 Flower. 



This garden displays some artistic arrangement, and yet the 

 form is merely a secondary matter. The primary intention is to 

 secure large quantities of flowers for cutting. Frequently the 

 vegetable garden can be utilized as an annex to the flower garden 

 and yield many flowers in some corner not occupied. 



AN ELEVATED EGYPTIAN GARDEN 



This is an elevated garden of Egyptian style. In this in- 

 stance the mansion is on elevated ground and the court or main 

 yard is on a much lower level, with a pronounced inclination 

 toward the river bank four hundred feet away. It gives a savor 

 of piquancy to the site to build an elevated garden at its base; 

 and this garden with its architectural embellishments is really an 

 outdoor room with tiled mosaic floors, and is a part of the house 

 proper. The shrubs in white bloom are Spiraea Van Houttei 

 which fit admirably in many locations. The compact shrubs 

 beyond are Golden Syringa. The pergola is of Tuscan design and 

 overlooks the garden. 



The huge urn on the right is designed to hold drooping vines. 

 Bay trees or evergreens in tubs would be appropriate additions 

 to the entrance-way. Connected with this kind of a garden there 

 is always a large portion devoted to roses and, frequently, a 

 professional rosarian is employed. The space is all utilized with 

 the most intensive culture possible. 



