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That stream is the most charming 
along whose banks one can wander 
at will, and that pool the most en¬ 
ticing which offers the same oppor¬ 
tunity for close companionship with 
water. The stone margins are allur¬ 
ing pathways between the iris rows 
here in the Borden garden, where 
because of the flowing current 
through the pool the planting is of 
flowers with sheath-like foliage 
The courtyard pool can transform an uninteresting flagged floor into a place of beauty and unique 
charm. Simplicity of treatment should be maintained throughout—even the rim of the pool needs 
no elaboration. In the pool can be planted water-lilies, rushes and cyperus, as here at the home of 
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon K. Ball, Katonah, N. Y. These will lend variety of color, form and size. 
Openings here and there among the flags can be filled with hardy foliage plants, or small flowering 
ones such as dwarf phlox. The background as well as the pool should be carefully planned. Heavy 
massing of foliage is needed there to carry the sturdiness of the court itself. Flowering shrubs 
are used in this case, with climbing vines behind them. Marian C. Coffin, Landscape Architect 
