ELEMENTS OF THE GARDEN PLAN 55 



and Solomon's Seal would thrive in such a 

 border, as well as a multitude of other plants. 



When the house does not stand squarely 

 within its boundaries, or w^hen the garden 

 boundaries are straight but not rectangular, as 

 in a plot which tapers in the direction of its 

 length, the problem requires some special consid- 

 eration; but usually means may be devised to 

 bring the garden details into harmony with 

 these disconcerting factors, as a perusal of 

 some of the plans in Chapter XX will show. 



I have said that the paths exist for utility. 

 That is so in a large measure, but they have a 

 further value, in linking together the other 

 elements of the garden. Moreover, a path is 

 an objective invitation to walk through the 

 garden and enjoy its beauties. A garden 

 without a path would hardly satisfy the eye. 

 On the other hand, nothing is so wasteful of 

 space, or so irritating to the eye, as a multitude 

 of paths cutting up the garden into small 

 compartments and destroying the breadth 

 of the picture. 



There are two principal points in every path, 

 or should be — the beginning and the end. 

 Paths which start nowhere and end at a blank 



