BEAUTIFUL GARDENS IN AMERICA 
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At Fernbrooke is found the garden of an artist and 
sculptor, a study in color and in garden design most 
artistically planned, but rambling enough to prevent a 
connected view in photography. Golden Italian gourds 
pendent from the pergolas; standard currant bushes 
bordering a path and covered with red berries as late as 
September; dwarf fruit trees too, used decoratively, are 
among the happy points of interest. 
The scheme of the garden of a famous sculptor at 
Chesterwood, in Glendale, is not as dependent on flowers 
as on the well-considered adjustment of garden equipment 
to the natural beauty of the environment. Sunshine min- 
gling with the shadows of the spreading trees plays its 
part by giving life and color in changeful tones to the old 
stone seat and fountain. The vine-covered arch frames a 
view of the flower-bordered path which fades away into a 
woodland, and these with other sights gladsome to lovers 
of such art have given Chesterwood its place in the ranks 
of beautiful gardens. 
At Riverside Farm, overhanging the beautiful Ty- 
ringham Valley, and possessing possibly the most wonder- 
ful of all Berkshire views, is the dainty garden shown in 
the accompanying illustrations. It is the work of an artist, 
and truly a place of delight. The garden nestles to the 
hillside, enclosed in a low stone wall. On one side the 
sloping hill down which winding rough stone steps de- 
scend to the garden; on another side a rustic pergola and 
pool; the third side a line of old apple trees overhanging 
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