AUGLAIZE GARDENS 
VAN WERT, OHIO 
play room was added to the office build¬ 
ing in the woods. Here cut flowers are 
displayed in vases during the blooming 
season. 
Most of the trees were taken out 
of an area comprising about an acre 
to the east of the office and here was 
planted our display garden. Two plants 
of every variety of peony sold at 
Auglaize grow here. Visitors who 
come here during the blooming season 
can pick varieties from this display 
garden rather than have to walk 
through the flelds. Last season a pop¬ 
py display garden was laid out to the 
west of the office building. 
These display gardens not only af¬ 
ford an opportunity to compare varie¬ 
ties easily; they are laid out much like 
a small private garden might be and 
enable you to visualize how these gor¬ 
geous flowers will look around your 
own home. 
Our small stream has been stocked 
with several kinds of fish. In it we 
have planted water lilies and several 
other kinds of flowers. Others have 
grown up of their own accord. 
You may cross the stream to the 
main part of the woods over rustic 
bridges. The woods we have tried to 
keep as natural looking as possible. Its 
trees are mostly oak, elm, hickory, wal- 
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