CHAPTER V 
Garden Accessories and Ornaments 
W E have seen that the walks in and 
around a garden must have an ob- 
jective point, must lead to some- 
thing; and obviously that something must be a 
distinctive feature, striking a sharp note in the 
design and focusing the attention positively. 
This it is not possible for vegetation alone to 
do; no specimen of tree, shrub, or flower, how- 
ever superior it may be as a specimen, is dis- 
tinct enough from all the rest, in just the right 
way, to provide the needed positive element. 
Hence garden accessories in all their varia- 
tions — the casinos, gazebos, arbors, statues, 
fountains, columns, or whatever they may be 
of use or ornament. 
In this briefly outlined purpose of these gar- 
den attributes lies the guide to their positions. 
It is at once plain that no reason exists for put- 
ting an urn, a statue, or anything else in the 
midst of open lawn. No argument in the world 
can justify such a position for any kind of ob- 
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