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House & Garden’s 
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A NATURAL GARDEN IN 
THE HEART OF A CITY 
VITALE, BRINCKERHOFF 
y GEIFFERT, Landscape Architects 
It is difficult to 
imagine that 
these secluded 
steps have not 
been there since 
the beginning of 
time. The garden 
is an accomplish¬ 
ment in the new 
school of land¬ 
scaping — the 
naturalistic 
Aptly enough 
this garden is 
called “The 
Oasis”. The 
planting is so ar¬ 
ranged that the 
surrounding city 
is completely 
hidden and its 
noises lost in the 
Iran s planted 
woodland 
growth 
Flowers are 
planted around 
the pools, giving 
an enrichment of 
color. Many of 
the shrubs are 
also flowering 
types and the 
garden lacks no 
natural interest 
Covering an acre and a half 
in the heart of Cleveland, 
Ohio, is the garden of Francis 
A. Drury. Everything was 
brought there — trees, rocks, 
and the hills and slopes made. 
City water is used for the 
pools 
