THB GRBBN I N G LANDSCAPE COMPANY, MONROE, MICHIGAN 



FOUNTAIN IN ITALIAN GARDEN 



This is known as an architectural garden. The features are 

 the fountain with gargoyles, the wall with flower vases and stone 

 settees. The evergreens in the foreground are Thuya Occiden- 

 talis; those in the background are Thuya Globosa. Those in the 

 far background beyond the fence are Pines, Firs and Spruces. 

 Such scenery is very effective as part of an Italian garden, but it 

 is seldom appropriate in Northern lands. 



This garden shows very poor taste. A great deal of money 

 has been spent in architectural constructions, but the floral dec- 

 orations are very meagre. There is no ratio of artistic attributes. 

 The structural engineer or building architect did his work well, 

 but the landscape gardener was not consulted. The two should 

 work together. A French philosopher called geography and 

 chronology the two eyes of history, and with equal triteness 

 I say that design and horticulture are the two eyes of gardening, 

 and that either without the other is half blind. To give full 

 vision to the art of gardening is my sole object in publishing 

 this book. 



I'liMe i:{7. Koiiiitaiii in Ttiilinii Garden 



FLOWER-COVERED TERRACE 



This picture shows a beautiful treatment of a terrace. In- 

 stead of the bare slopes, which are difficult to manage with a 

 lawn-mower, there is a growth of thick-matting flowers and 

 foliage. On the border there is Aegopodium Podagraria, com- 

 monly known as Goutweed; the large-leaved plants are Day 

 Lilies; the little round-headed trees on each side of the steps 

 are Thuya Globosa; the vines on the house are Ampelopsis 

 Quinquefolia and Bignonia Radicans; the trees to the right are 

 Maples. 



There is quite a strip of lawn between the planting on 

 the shoulder of the terrace and the porch rail, and this lawn 

 serves as an extension of the porch itself. Beyond the terrace 

 is the lawn proper, extending to the property line in front, 

 where a hedge serves to define the border. In the lawn, but 

 on each wing, there are a few ornamental trees, whilst the two 

 side borders are heavily planted with shrubs and hardy peren- 

 nials. 



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