THB GRBBNING LANDSCAPB COMPANY, MONROB, MICHIGAN 



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ONE OF THE COUNTRY HOMES OF 

 CHAS. E. GREENING 



at the La Plaisance entrance to Greening's Big Nurseries. 



Beneath the trees so beautiful, 



In the blessed shrine of home, 



So pure, so fair and cheerful there, 

 Our jewels here do roam. 



The very air with odors rare 



Their senses tease and please; 



While flit of bird is ever heard, 

 And hum of happy bees. 



Plate 153. One nt the Country Hnineiii of Charles E. (ireenius 



ARTISTIC GARDEN VIEW 



A very artistic effect is produced by planting perennial flow- 

 ers in front of the shrubbery border. The shrubs give a nice 

 setting to the flowers without cutting up the lawn with little 

 detached beds, as was the custom some years ago. The above 

 garden has a spirit of animation without being nervous and 

 fidgety. The ground was well prepared before planting and the 

 result is a sea of billowed bloom — Iris, Phlox, Delphinium, Gail- 

 lardia. Hibiscus, Foxglove, Helianthus and Boltonia. Near the 

 house are Lombardy Poplars, which are useful to produce cer- 

 tain architectural effects. A Tausendschon Rose is on the gate. 

 At the base of the sun-dial is a colony of Euonymus Radicans. 

 The large trees are Maples. 



The sun-dial makes a very pretty addition to a garden. A 

 small one on a columnar pedestal is appropriate for a formal 

 garden, whilst a large base of field stones and a proportionately 

 large gnomon and dial is suitable for placing near a driveway. 



Plate 154. Artistic (iarjieii \ ieix 



