February, 1913 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
IOI 
At first the yard appeared chill and uninteresting 
The main architectural feature of the yard is the 
fountain improved later by the flagged walk 
Practically the whole extent of the garden before 
planting changed its aspect 
The garden entrance to the house with the terrace and 
lattice surrounding the drying yard 
In the center of the gar¬ 
den is an old Japanese 
stone lantern, small in size 
and simple in design, in 
which has been set a low 
power light, which by the 
turn of a switch casts a 
mellow amber glow over 
the garden. 
The garden walks are of 
brick laid “herringbone," 
and two simple wooden 
seats are placed in con¬ 
venient nooks. The gar¬ 
den is entered from the 
street by an oaken gate 
through the wall, and from 
the service quarters by an 
archway covered with pur¬ 
ple wistaria. The central 
plot surrounding the lan¬ 
tern is carpeted with Eng¬ 
lish ivy, and all the walks 
are crisply outlined in 
dwarf box. 
For the reason that the 
garden has been designed 
with the object of being at¬ 
tractive at all seasons of 
the year, considerable use 
has been made of low, 
broad - leaved evergreen 
shrubs as a background for 
the more showy old-fash¬ 
ioned perennial flowers and 
bulbs which give an abun¬ 
dance of bloom and color 
throughout the spring and 
summer. 
A lattice of attractive 
design separates the flower 
garden from the vegetable 
and service quarters. Ffere 
again the paths are of 
brick, with a central plot 
for a few choice vegetables, 
and old-fashioned sweet¬ 
smelling “pot herbs,” the 
whole surrounded by a bor¬ 
der containing dwarf fruit 
trees and flowers grown 
for cutting and house dec¬ 
oration. 
For those who may plan 
similar gardens, the follow¬ 
ing list of what was plant¬ 
ed on Mrs. Bunstine’s 
place may serve as a basis 
on which to work: 
Fruit Trees — 
7 Dwarf apples (Stand¬ 
ards) in. variety* 
6 Dwarf' pears’ * ‘(Sfand- 
irdj/seckel. .*» ' 
Ornamental Trees — 
1 Colmvrs Florida (Flow- 
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An unpleasant prospect was shut out by the trees 
Simple planting with brick flagging accentuated its 
position and effect 
The same view showing what flowers and shrubs 
accomplish in added attractiveness 
The improved approach to the house even has the 
effect of making the building itself look more beautiful 
