POOL 
ana 
ROCKERY 
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Mrs. Louis S. Le\)y 
Dobbs Ferry) -on-the-Hudson 
Mev? York 
Photographs by Florence Kepner 
and R. B. Whitman 
A rockery feature seemed the 
natural appropriate develop- 
ment of this spot, which atop 
Beacon Hill is set in and 
surrounded by outcrops of 
native stone. Mrs Levy ap- 
proached the problem boldly 
and worked with a broad 
conception. The actual gar- 
den is her own creation built 
up to accommodate a rare 
collection of plants of low 
stature. The introduction of 
water in pool, cascade, and 
stream gave further oppor- 
tunity for specialized plant- 
ings, and its activity gives a 
sense of reality to the formally 
introduced swimming pool, 
though in fact the two are 
quite distinct 
You surmount the rocky heights by 
easily graded and winding walks and 
steps leading to a rustic bridge across 
the falls; the bank of the miniature gorge 
is planted with dwarf conifers and broad- 
leaved evergreens 
The rockery is on the observer’s right. The swim- 
ming pool is introduced as a dominant note in the 
garden scheme, and beyond is the tea terrace whence 
vistas of the garden are had across the water 
