ONE OF THE HILLSIDE GARDENS AT "THE TERRACES " 
At "The Terraces," a favorable climate, an abundance of water, and a wonderfully 
wide variety of soils and exposures combine to make an ideal garden spot, while, from 
the scenic standpoint, it is probably the most unique garden in the world. While I 
use terraces in my hillside gardening, "The Terraces" themselves are natural. Large 
springs feed a stream which flows down a little vale in the face of a high mountain range. 
Perhaps a quarter of a mile from their source they tumble over a limestone bluff to 
another level then again and again to other terraces until four have been passed. 
The bluffs are from 50 to 70 feet each in height, and on their face is a succession of 
cascades and waterfalls. The gardens occupy all of the valley, the slopes and the suc- 
cessive terraces, while every nook and corner is utilized for the naturalization of colonies 
of ferns, lilies or other plants. 
