POOLS 
W ATER GARDEN¬ 
ING is one of the 
least expensive and 
most beautiful types of land¬ 
scaping, and will bring you big 
dividends in beauty and satis¬ 
faction. In addition, a Water 
Garden will actually enhance 
the value of your property. A 
pool that will be well suited 
for the plants and a beautiful 
addition to your grounds can 
be built very economically, and in some instances its only cost will be a little 
of your own time devoted to using materials you already have. 
The first consideration is the selection of the location of your water garden 
so that it will fit in with your other landscaping. Water plants of all kinds 
naturally grow in streams and lakes away from trees, so the lily pool should be 
placed where the plants will receive a generous amount of the health-giving 
rays of the sun. 
While such metal fittings as drains, overflow pipes and fillers are necessary for 
many types of water gardens, we want to caution you against the use of gal¬ 
vanized or zinc coated metal tubs or tanks for your pool because water lilies 
will not thrive in them. 
A very satisfactory water garden can be made of a large, clean, wooden tub, 
or the bottom section of a barrel or hogshead, about two feet deep, set into the 
ground with the rim about flush with the surface. (See Fig. 1.) Often several 
. . . and how 
Fig. t—You can make a beautiful Water Garden 
from a wooden tub. 
A concrete or 
stone pool can 
be made any 
size in a va¬ 
riety of beauti¬ 
ful shapes. 
THE W. B. SHAW AQUATIC GARDENS^ 
KENILWORTH, WASHINGTON, D. C. S 
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