corners. The little walled garden which perhaps was made in the 
stone foundation of some old building should have given many happy 
suggestions to owners of small, steep plots of ground. 
Many members also visited Mrs. Coolidge's other garden in 
Brookline which formerly belonged to Mrs. Jack Gardner and now 
after some years of comparative neglect has just been given to Mr. 
and Mrs. Coolidge. It is a beautiful tangled mass of color set on a hill 
overlooking other hills. Fragments of statuary, a beautiful fountain, 
arbors, not too trim, give a queer sense of seclusion and foreign parts. 
And yet it is twenty minutes' motor ride from Boston. 
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The beautiful oak which over-hung this beautiful garden caught Mrs. W. 
and held the attention of the visitors, perhaps to the exclusion of the Scott Fitz' 
detail. This tree and St. Francis with his sculptured birds should ^-^^^^en 
bring flocks of birds more numerous even than Garden Club mem- 
bers, though not more appreciative. 
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Magnificent trees, massive Rhododendrons and all the delightful Miss Lor- 
native growth of the North Shore have been beautifully cherished ing's Aven- 
along Miss Loring's drive. It is with good reason Professor Sargent ue 
pronounces it the " best thing on the North Shore. " 
Mrs. Shaw claimed greater beauty for her Rhododendrons during Mrs. Quincy 
the week passed. To the Garden Club the eflFect was still very A. Shaw's 
fine. The tiny, garden so densely, well and gayly planted was the very Garden 
spot for a tiny and gay sprite piping in the midst of the pool. From 
the corner of the Tea House a superb vista opened to the sea. The 
Elms along the drive were equally superb. 
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This was a true seaside garden terraced up the hillside back of the Mrs. S. E. 
house and opened to all the winds of the ocean. It was well an,d Guild s 
interestingly planned though a little in that usual garden state of Garden 
bloom last week and bloom next but not many flowers at the moment. 
True gardeners hke that time and so liked Mrs. Guild's gardep. 
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In Brookline, Mr. Richardson has taken a deep ravine behind Mr. Harry 
his house and on its steep slope has planted every native plant. Every Richard- 
tiny path is bordered with interesting things and every foot of space son's Gar- 
is beautiful. Why doesn't each Garden Club find some character- ^^n 
istic place and plant it thus with all the trees, shrubs, vines and 
flowers that grow in the neighborhood? Educationally, wonders 
could be accomplished. 
Another charming Rose Garden was visited in Brookline but a 
jaded mind, too full of gardens to remember names, refuses to recall 
the name of the owner. It will be given in the next Bulletin. 
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