Plate 68. A Garden Cozy Corner 



F LANDSCAPE GARDENING 



A BACK-YARD BEAUTY SPOT 



The vine on the barn is a Chinese Matrimony Vine; the 

 large-leaved tree in front of it is a Catalpa Bungei; the small 

 round-headed evergreens are Thuya Globosa; the tree in the 

 left background is an apple-tree; the perennial flowers are 

 Phlox, Delphinium, Coreopsis, Pyrethrum and Boltonia. 

 There is a fountain in the middle surmounted by a little 

 Cupid, and the four statuettes around it are cousins of Cupid. 

 A hedge of low grasses surrounds the fountain. Crimson 

 Rambler Tree-Roses to left and right in bloom. 



The peculiar mood of the owner is indicated by the wide 

 clapboards on the house as well as by his little family of 

 statuettes. The garden itself looks a little crowded, but that 

 was his mood also. The fountain with its gurgling water is a 

 very pretty feature and the whole garden is full of animation. 

 Notwithstanding all its oddities of composition this is a very 

 pretty garden. 



A GARDEN COZY CORNER 



A Privet Hedge properly pruned, Hall's Honeysuckle well 

 trained, a pergola covered with climbing vines and a flower 

 garden are the interesting features of this beautiful picture. 

 A good example of the Greening method of landscape gar- 

 dening. 



The tone of this garden is in direct contrast to the one 

 shown above. It is mellow, quiet and reposeful. The pergola 

 is attached directly to the conservatory part of the house and 

 serves as a covered walk leading to the flower garden. Its 

 construction is in very simple style and not expensive. The 

 hedge is a very pretty feature and shows great care in train- 

 ing it. Its beautiful density from the ground up was pro- 

 duced by close pruning at the time of planting and during 

 the first three years of growth. The one jarring note is the 

 use of rustic seats at such a place. A plain board painted 

 green without any attempt at rusticity would have been better. 



