The stucco or stone house loses its sense of bareness when covered with 
climbing, leafy vines such as ivy or ampelopsis 
The trellis as well as the pergola is considered an architectural feature 
to-day. When draped with vines it is extremely decorative 
Framing the House with Vines 
T HE garden 
maker in his 
enthusiasm general¬ 
ly overlooks the vine 
as an adjunct to his 
place. It is impor¬ 
tant especially where 
the house is new 
and it is desirable to 
conceal the bare 
newness. Perhaps 
no other department 
of the garden lends 
so much atmosphere 
of homelikeness to 
the place as the vine 
and for tin’s nnrnnse 
it would be well not so much to consider the field as to consider 
the special locations where vines may supplement the other plant¬ 
ings. In the first place the house itself needs the softening and 
toning down of a permanent vine cover. But vines are not made 
to cover up or conceal the architecture of the house. Indeed, they 
rather are complimentary architectural features, and as primarily 
their object is that of a drapery, this point should be borne in 
mind and they should follow the lines of construction; be archi¬ 
tectural helps rather than hiders of building forms. Upon the 
house surface itself there are several sorts of vines that may be 
used. Because they are of different nature, some twining, some 
climbing by disc-like tendrils, others -needing the support of 
wires, not all vines are available. 
We shall take those first which are surface clinging. 
The English ivy (hedra helix ) is evergreen both 
north and south and is practically 
fiardv lint snfferc inilirv 
The supports of the pergola may be made interesting and attractive as well as the top. If such vines as clematis are draped along the pillars or are 
trained up on some wire framework the effect is particularly attractive 
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