As permanence was one of the chief attributes sought for in the garden, the shrubs that are hardy were chosen first, and even at the entrance 
tall peonies, elders, and many other bushes made a compact mass either side of the path 
A Garden Living-Room 
HOW ONE MAN ADDED TO HIS HOME WITHOUT BUILDING—AN OUTDOOR RETREAT THAT 
HAS THE BEAUTY OF SHRUB AND BLOSSOM AND THE PRIVACY OF A STUDY INDOORS 
BY James M . Hull 
Photograplis liy the Author 
I T has always been my 
desire to have a gar¬ 
den, not the kind where 
rare, tropical luxuriance 
abounds, or even where 
the finest blooms are 
found; simply a garden to 
live in, a place to enjoy 
the full pleasure of blos¬ 
soming plants, where I 
might retire with as 
much privacy as to my 
study. 
A few years ago my 
•desires took active form, 
and we moved to a new 
Lome, so I set to work 
at once at making our 
•outdoor living-room. 
The available space was 
small, only 26 by 64 feet, 
Ibut I went ahead, keep¬ 
ing in mind that it was 
to be a picturesque gar¬ 
den, one that was seclud¬ 
ed, effective from all 
points of view, and with 
an abundance of flowers 
from early spring until 
frost. 
I worked away at plans 
and eventually got results. 
Each year I see where I 
can make improvements 
Around the border are placed rough stones to give a basis for moss 
and sweet alyssum to grow over. These blooms follow the ea 
and add to the complete¬ 
ness of the place, but I 
think I have succeeded in 
satisfying my desires. 
To get the desired ef¬ 
fect, I left the central 
part grass and made the 
sides and ends irregular. 
The next problem was 
the fence, which was very 
ugly ; this I hid with vines, 
shrubs and a few trees. 
As I wished a permanent 
garden, I chose shrubs, 
vines and perennials, and 
the most hardy I could 
find. The first year I 
filled in with all the wild 
flowers I could gather and 
spent many pleasant and 
happy days in the woods 
and marsh and on the 
mountainside. We brought 
home roots of daisy, as¬ 
ter, goldenrod, ferns, lil¬ 
ies, phlox, violets and 
many others. These were 
for temporary, immediate 
effect, but I have retained 
some of them permanent¬ 
ly, they are so effective 
and beautiful. The bor¬ 
der shows all these flow¬ 
ers charmingly intermin- 
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