A Garden 
of 
Pleasant Surprises 
At tke Home of 
Mr. and Mrs. 
HENRY LAPHAM 
Brookline, Mass. 
Olmstead Bros., Landscape Architect 
Photographs by Mary H. Northend 
In this sequestered shelter at one 
end of the garden owner and 
guest may comfortably linger to 
enjoy the restful view (shown be¬ 
low) across the pool. Though 
sophisticated and formal in char¬ 
acter the garden nevertheless fits 
peaceably against its background 
of Oaks and other fine native 
trees, the wall acting as a friendly 
intermediary which shuts in with¬ 
out shutting out 
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