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THB GREENING PICTORIAL SYSTEM OF LANDSCAPE GARDENING 



SIDE APPROACH TO A MANSION 



This is a peculiar way of treating an approach. Instead of 

 winding through the lawn, as is the common practice, it is sepa- 

 rated from it and made into a distinct garden unit. On one side 

 is a hedge of Thuya Occidentalis, trained eight feet high, to give 

 privacy to the real garden which is beyond it. On the other side 

 >there is a perennial border that is very attractive, the plants used 

 being Yucca Filamentosa, Iris, Plume Poppy, Hardy Pampas 

 Grass, Boltonia, Phlox, Delphinium and many others. A row of 

 small Japanese Maples is at the rear. 



The position cf the hedge is not in conformity with the best 

 artistic taste. It nearly shuts out the view of the house. Of 

 course, in a country that is subject to cold, raw winds, such a 

 hedge af?ords a great deal of protection, and I surmise the 

 hedge is there for that purpose more than anything else; still, it 

 should have been kept farther from the walk and more lawn 

 retained. It simply goes to show how an otherwise able man 

 will make mistakes in his gardening if he fails to consult some- 

 one who has cultivated a sense of proportion in such work and 

 who understands the proper relation of garden details. 



A WELL-BALANCED PLANTING 



A back yard with just trees enough for shade, lawn enough 

 to play games, and shrubs enough to frame up the yard with a 

 good massive border of foliage. The trees are Maples, Tulip- 

 Trees and Lindens. The shrubs are Spiraea in variety, Berberis 

 in variety, Syringa, Philadelphus, Weigelia, Rosa Rugosa and 

 Deutzia. 



The one great fault is that it is open to the street. It is 

 a beautiful spot for the public to look at, but it is not of much 

 use to the owner himself. Unless one has a large estate, in 

 which case there is plenty of room for a hearth-like yard open 

 to the street, it is better to enclose it completely and have the 

 full freedom of its use. The common objection to this in Ameri- 

 ca is that it is an unusual treatment and out of the ordinary. I 

 have heard that a thousand times until my brain is bored with 

 the repetition. 



What if it is different? Is it such a great fault to have indi- 

 viduality and be different from the rest? Is not all progress made 

 by people who are different? To follow a fashion that is false 

 is the precious privilege of the punk party, but to accept a new 

 truth with gladness and to perceive the beauty of an artistic 

 concept is the test that tries the fiber of the soul. Europeans are 

 far in advance of us in this respect. Most yards are completely 

 enclosed with hedgerows and, in many cases, with brick or stone 

 walls. The garden is regarded as an outdoor living-room per- 

 vaded with the same sanctity of privacy as the house itself. 



Pliite !)«. A Well-Bulanccil rhiiiliiiK 



