THB GRHBNING LANDSCAPE COMPANY, MONROE, MICHIGAN 105 



GARDEN WITH SUNKEN LAWN 



This is merely the back yard of a greenhouse; and yet there 

 is something about it that pleases. What is it that compels atten- 

 tion? It is the most simple thing imaginable — a sunken lawn. It 

 is only common grass such as we see elsewhere, but the lawn is 

 not conventional. It is different, that's all! And therein lies the 

 charm. We get tired of the monotony of sameness, and in this 

 case the little artistic deceit of sinking the lawn produces a won- 

 derful charm. In laying out new lawns the mistake is often made 

 of forcing every line to a common mold, when the natural, ravine- 

 like undulations are much prettier. Then the owner spends 

 $5,000.00 to go to Europe to view different scenery! 



The shrubs on the right are Lilacs, which are again receiving 

 the attention they deserve and are being widely planted. At the 

 foot of the greenhouse is a bank of Euonymus Radicans. In the 

 background is the rose garden, comprising a collection of the 

 different classes of roses with arches for the climbers. 



Plate 141. Garden with Sunken Lawn 



DEUTZIA GRACILIS AS A BORDER 



This bank of low shrubs is composed of Deutzia Gracilis in 

 snowlike bloom. This shrub has the cheerful habit of being 

 contented in the shade and makes a fine banking against a group 

 of trees. It is also desirable near the foundation of buildings, 

 especially where a low growth is desired near basement windows. 



The large trees in the background denote age, and as it is 

 one of the prerogatives of age to contemplate, retrospect and 

 speculate, it m_ay be said of this garden that it is retrospective. 

 The sun of life is turned backward. We look, and dream of 

 youthful days, of barefoot boys, of knee-skirt girls, of joyous days, 

 when laughter was spontaneous and care unknown. It is prob- 

 ably for this reason that the men of very large means in the East, 

 when the mood is on them to erect a five-million-dollar castle, 

 surround it at once with a forest of large trees transplanted at 

 enormous cost. Sometim.es as much as $5,000 is paid for a single 

 tree. 



Plate 142. Deutzia Gracilis as a Bonier 



