Book of Gardens 
71 
The garden at "Glen- 
wood,” home of Mrs. 
T. B. Wilcox, near 
Portland, Oregon, is 
laid out in a meadow 
with towering fir 
trees for a back¬ 
ground. A wall of red 
brick surmounted by 
a white balustrade 
encloses the garden. 
The borders are 
planted with peren¬ 
nials 
Half encircled by the 
curved pergola and 
protected by the sur¬ 
rounding woods, is 
the lily pond. In this 
climate o f Oregon 
only a few weeks in¬ 
tervene between the 
last blooms in Decem¬ 
ber and the early 
flowers which open in 
February. The water 
in the lily pond is 
rarely frozen 
A WALLED GARDEN IN THE NORTHWEST 
L. M. THIELEN, Landscape Architect 
