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The Garden Magazine, August, 1923 
THE GAZING GLOBE MAKES MAGIC 
There is a sort of fascination in watching 
the mirroring of color and changing light 
which gives the gazing globe its place in gar¬ 
dens; come upon at the end of a long vista or 
suddenly in some out-of-the-way corner where 
it catches and echoes glimpses of the garden 
beyond is perhaps its happiest setting. Home 
of Mrs. C. B. Butterfield, Marion, Mass., 
Coolidge & Carlson, Architects 
sonry. Iron fences do not belong around 
a shingle cottage. All of these may, how¬ 
ever, be used with excellent result if the 
right type is chosen for the right place. 
Now that a measure of privacy has been 
attained, the most desirable intimate and 
comfort-giving feature of any garden is the 
garden seat. Without it, the outdoor living 
room aspect is entirely lost. One cannot 
comfortably read or talk or sew in the open 
for any length of time without seats, and 
thus the chief advantages of having a gar¬ 
den are lost. 
Garden seats may be sculptural in charac¬ 
ter—or just seats. In either case, there are 
two essentials in their placing to be consid¬ 
ered—the background to give a feeling of 
security, and a foreground to hold attention. 
They are not to be placed in uninviting or 
isolated spots, or unprotected open spaces. 
They may, of course, be placed also where 
necessity requires, as at the top of a climb, 
but we do not want them apropos of nothing, 
to fill space. 
And choose your garden seat for comfort. 
The narrow rail-bottom, rail-back chairs are 
never that. Nor is the so-called rustic seat 
with its hard knots and uneven knobby 
parts. A smooth seat, firm balance, and an 
easy, smooth reclining surface for a back 
are essential and in no way less picturesque 
than the uncomfortable type. 
Simplicity in design of garden seats is 
necessary whether they be of wood, stone, 
or other material. To withstand the ravages 
of weather they should be in every respect 
substantial. Artificial stone for garden fur¬ 
niture has several advantages over iron. It 
requires no paint, withstands the weather, 
does not rust, and when used for ferneries, 
jardinieres, etc., does not heat or wither the 
and other adornments that were here¬ 
tofore only available in marble and 
other costly materials. The numer¬ 
ous methods of saving labor that are 
now practised also serve to reduce 
cost and bring things within reach of 
most of us. 
The garden is to be looked upon as 
an outdoor extension of the house, and 
I believe it is best when walled or 
somehow bounded so that there may 
be enough privacy to enjoy it as an 
outdoor living room. 
Without digressing to a discussion 
of garden walls or fences it may be 
simply noted in passing that they 
must conform to the character of the 
house they are to confine. Hedges 
are a weak border for stone buildings 
and large grounds. Wire fencing is 
out of scale with buildings of ma- 
AT THE NATIONAL SCULPTURE SOCIETY’S EXHIBITION 
View of the plaisance with bronzes and marbles in an outdoor setting against 
a specially made background of Cedars, etc., lending an air of gardens to the 
court. Karl H. Gruppe’s vivacious little fountain figure, “Goose Girl” (at 
right), one of the many pieces of interest to the gardener still on view at the 
home of the five Museums, Washington Heights, New York City 
