THE GREENING LANDSCAPE COMPANY, MONROE, MICHIGAN 



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JAPAN MAPLES 



This picture shows a colony of Japan Maples at the base of 

 the pergola. They are dwarfed trees of exquisite coloring, and 

 the foliage of many varieties is daintily cut in lacehke patterns. 

 They are of spreading habit and show off to advantage when 

 planted in the foreground of taller shrubs. The Greening Nur- 

 sery Company offers a large assortment of home-grown plants 

 which are decidedly stronger and hardier than the imported stock. 

 The colors run from green to blood-red and bright gold, and pro- 

 duce most distinctive and charming effects. 



These little trees exemplify a racial characteristic of the 

 Japanese people, namely, their patience, persistence and perse- 

 verance. By dint of pruning, through many generations, the 

 nature of the Maple has been changed until the trees are dwarfed, 

 the type being fixed to permanence. And as trials, troubles and 

 tribulations bring out the finer elements of human character, so 

 these little trees have come through the severe ordeal of pruning 

 punishment with added glories of color and dainty leaf forms. 



The climbing vines are Honeysuckle. 



Plate l'2'>. Japan >lnples 



SIDE APPROACH TO A MANSION 



This approach shows a row of Rose Trees on the left and a bed 

 of Deutzia Gracilis on the right. Note the flagstones leading to 

 the library entrance. These are made of cement, but they are not 

 mere cement slabs. They rest on cinders and grout the same as a 

 sidewalk. 



The proper way to lay out a sidewalk with stepping-stones is 

 to excavate the whole path and put up rails at the proper grade, 

 after which the space is partitioned ofF, making the stones thirteen 

 inches and the space between them eleven inches. This accommo- 

 dates a 24-inch step, which is just an easy, natural walk. Many 

 engineers take rough measurements in this easy walk and get 

 tolerably accurate results. Others use a forced stride and cover 

 approximately three feet, but only an ogre in seven-league boots 

 can maintain that gait. What may be called a garden walk is just 

 two feet to the step. The spaces for the flags are first filled with 

 cinders, and then concrete grout, after which the cement surface 

 is laid. The spaces for grass are then filled with soil and sodded 

 flush. A rough finish to the cement is more artistic than a smooth 

 finish. 



Plate J2<>. Side Approach to a Mausiou 



