I think we all learned one lesson — that vv^e most admire the gar- 
dens where every natural feature of rocks or woods or slopes was 
taken advantage of, and developed and adorned with the flowers 
that befitted. Of this kind is Mrs. Abbott's, the first visited, and of 
this kind were places along the walk above Dana's Beach, each one 
assimilating its own share of the beauty of wooded slopes above flat 
golden sands, each garden developed in relation to the house. At one 
house the wide flower-expanse seemed only a continuance of the 
drawing room, from which it opened, and this may equally be said 
of the heliotroupe planted court, with its brimming pool, at Mrs. 
Denegre's. 
At Mrs. Lane's, where we ended this charming pilgrimage and 
drank tea, we were all impressed with the luxuriance of bloom and 
color, the multitude of varieties, and the lavish beauty of her water 
gardens. 
The meetings, devoted only to necessary business, were obligingly 
brief and the members made and unmade resolutions, amended and 
re-amended by-laws, elected a new ticket, and amidst loUd applause, 
declined both a masculine presidency and a new name. The Phila- 
delphia Club was gratified that the' title of Honorary President, 
created for our first President, was continued in Mrs. Martin's honor. 
We all know how much the Garden Club of America owes to this 
dear lady's wide aims and executive ability. 
The climax of the three days was the visit to the Arboretum, 
when Mrs. Pratt most gracefully made our first presentation of the 
Garden Club medal to Professor Sargent. We hope that our progress 
may be worthy of his example, and we are all impatient for our next 
year's jaunt to Albermarle County and Monticello. 
Ernestine Goodman } ^ ,, , 
Charlotte Toland J I^ collaboration. 
What a "Little Gardener" Learned. 
Henrietta M. Stout. 
Strange as this may seem, the superb gardens we saw on the 
North Shore had many suggestions for those who have but a few 
square feet of space. 
Has any one thought of making a tiny hedge of their fruit trees, 
only a foot high, such as we saw at Mrs. Moore's? A dozen dwarf 
fruit trees, espaliered on wires twelve inches above the ground, will 
surround the back yard garden, be a joy both Spring and Fall and 
yet take so little space that one hardly realizes that they are there. 
Apples are best, but even grapes may be used to advantage if kept 
constantly trimmed. 
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