BEAUTIFUL GARDENS IN AMERICA 
of the country it is too well known to need further de- 
scription. 
Of still another class and very beautiful is one of the 
most noted gardens in the Berkshires planned entirely by 
the owner of Fairlawn, Lenox. It is a series of formal 
gardens, in coloring and setting most perfectly devised. 
But how useless a photographic description when applied 
to a combination of gardens spread over one or two acres ! 
Several pools and many old shade-trees play an important 
part, and its charm is still more enhanced by the wide view 
of the distant hills fitting so perfectly into the garden 
scheme. 
Three fine illustrations of Bellefontaine but feebly 
suggest the beauty of a place made of splendid gardens, 
pools, and temple, long shaded grass walks lined with 
statuary and other features of Roman art, blending with 
the natural attractions of this estate. Gardens, lawns, 
and ponds have the rich woodlands as background, the 
hedges and shrubs are developed maturely, and everywhere 
there are charming effects in “green life.” Most of this 
work, it is interesting to add, has been accomplished under 
the direction of the owner. 
Picturesque indeed are other Lenox gardens, including 
White Lodge. The latter place is noted for its little white 
garden enclosed in a tall green hedge, and the main garden, 
especially in June and August, contains a delicious color 
scheme. Broad grass steps are another feature of the place. 
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