Gates' Coinni unity Drive and the Chagrin Valley, stopping at some 
Mills choice little gardens on the way, such as Mrs. Lewis Smith's 
tranquil farm-house on the river's edge with its winsome 
personal garden redolent of Honeysuckle, Canterbury Bells 
and Larkspur, and Mrs. Andrews' dainty French "Maisonette" 
with its faultless terrace and peaceful vista of distant blue hills. 
Suddenly we turned into a shady lane with a low meadow 
on one side, and on the other, three quaint little old houses 
nestled down behind their picket fences. They belonged to Mrs. 
Elliott, Mrs. "Walker and Mrs. Clapp. The night before Pro- 
fessor Bailey had taught us the beauty caused by the friendly 
co-operation of trees- — and here was a faultless example of team- 
work. Close together and yet with perfect privacy, all of the 
same general type and yet with immense individuality, the 
three back-yard gardens behind the enchanting houses had been 
thrown together, absolutely dissimilar yet forming a harmoni- 
ous picture. 
The garden of the middle cottage was deeper than the others, 
which gave a chance for a few raised steps backed by graceful 
treillage. Between the gardens (or yards) were long arbors of 
choice flowering vines, and everywhere was a wealth of old-time 
flowers — a little bit of New England. 
Mrs. Clapp's Across the street from the third cottage was a gravel pit. 
Garden and this Mrs. Clapp has made in a few years into a paragon 
among- small gardens. If the Garden Club of Cleveland had 
never accomplished anything else, it could rest on its laurels 
for having produced a woman-gardener like Mrs. Clapp. The 
writer of this appreciation did not meet her in the flesh, but in 
the spirit of the garden. Such balanced planting, wealth of 
bloom, and impeccable coloring, I have never seen. This simple 
garden was entirely planned by Mrs. Clapp herself, who has 
learned our Art in the best school of experience. A few years 
ago she knew nothing of the subject, but has worked and studied, 
read and experimented, and solved the problem of bloom — 
luxurious and continuous. Brains, intelligence, patience, ac- 
curate knowledge, forethought and system are what give this 
garden the sweepstakes. 
A. G. H. 
The Garden of Mrs. Winsor White at Halfred Farm 
This garden represents the very best this country has to 
offer of a purely American Colonial type. "Halfred Farm'' 
contains 600 acres of rolling farm and woodland, has many 
famous hunters as well as a herd of beautiful Guernsey cows, 
and in the center of the farm stands a house of rare charm, 
thoroughly American in feeling, and of great dignity and sim- 
plicity. It is white with green blinds, and is surrounded by 
the most magnificent trees, under whose shade the luncheon 
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