Universal 
Appeal 
of Water 
Charm of 
a Garden 
Enhanced 
by Water 
Plan for 
a Pool 
FEATURE, UARDBM, 
Pools for 'Delight 
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'ONG ago the Orientals realized that the green 
garden that so rested their eyes and senses was immeasurably en¬ 
hanced in beauty by the inclusion of water in some manner. 
Dwellers in all semi-arid countries know this deep longing for 
limpid pools and strive to obtain them. So our young civilization 
in the Southwest, having wrested a home from the prairie, is fol¬ 
lowing in the footsteps of past ages in beginning to seek methods 
to secure for themselves this cherished possession, and the attempt 
to overcome and utilize those limitations set by Nature offers a 
most fascinating challenge to them. 
The lure of ever so tiny a bit of water, for reflection if nothing 
more, is always powerful. Everyone loves water, and wherever 
there is a pool, large or small, or a babbling stream, are attracted 
at once to its banks. Even the tiniest, shallow, irregular-shaped bird 
bath that may look like a huge curled waterlily leaf, giving a 
duplicate image of a nodding, scarlet Poppy or a single perfect 
Rose, brings joy to the soul of the beholder. Therefore, to say 
that one’s garden will be infinitely more attractive by the skillful 
inclusion of a pool is true, yet the possibility or probability of being 
able to do so may be questioned. 
Anyone may have a pool. This is a broad statement, yet on most 
peoples’ property there is a spot where a tub may be sunk, or a 
small excavation be made and lined, waterproof. On a city lot, 
averaging 50x150 feet, if one assigns no more than 15x20 feet 
to the garden spot, a corner, an end or the center of this may be 
dug for a pool. Even the ice-box drip may be converted into an 
economical pool! On this limited, perhaps the smallest, space one 
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