20 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
January, 1915 
The conservatory faces the end of the flower garden, where formal garden archi 
tecture harmonizes with the lines of the house 
Here the termination of the crosswise view ends where the paneled wall and 
flower bank cut off the street 
Part of the charm 
also of this gar¬ 
den comes from 
its enclosu re, 
from the walls 
which frame the 
two sides of the 
terrace, and even 
from the street 
trees. It also gets 
the benefit of the 
large pine on the 
terrace and of the 
old spruce in the 
hack lawn. 
The flower ef¬ 
fects have been 
confined entirely 
to the spring and 
autumn months. 
In the spring the 
more delicately 
colored varieties of Darwin tulips under-planted with forget-me- 
nots. 
The side borders are filled with creamy white narcissus and 
Fritillaria mefeagris, with a ground cover of pale lavender 
blue phlox stellaria. Delicate pinkish white Japanese anemones, 
replacing the tulips, in the central beds, begin the fall flowering. 
A mass of pale lavender asters with white and yellow snapdragons 
in the foreground fill the wall border, while yellow and maroon 
chrysanthemums along the house 
continue the flowering season until 
after the frost. 
In the planting of a small gar¬ 
den striking seasonal effects can be 
obtained only through large masses 
of a very limited variety of plants. 
This does not exclude, however, 
the use of many different kinds of 
plants in small clumps. Many 
have been used in this garden, 
among them Iris reticulata, Abelia 
rupestris, Lilium, rubellum, Ane¬ 
mone blanda, Iris cristata. Crocus 
speciosus, candytuft and Christmas 
rose. It is necessary, of course, to 
plant these many 
kinds in very 
small quantities, 
but this will not 
limit their effect¬ 
iveness, as they 
are seen at the 
closest range. 
T hey have to 
be subordinated, 
however, to the 
general seasonal 
effect and be in 
harmony with its 
color. The sea¬ 
sonal display 
here of narcissus 
and Darwin tu¬ 
lips in the spring, 
of Japanese ane¬ 
mones, asters, 
snapdragons and 
chrysanthemums 
in the fall, gives a 
unity not to be overloked, but strongly emphasized, in the small 
garden. 
In the design of the garden every effort was made to make it 
atractive during the cold months of the year. The space saved 
through the elimination of all summer-blooming flowers has been 
used for a liberal planting of evergreens. Euonymus, kept closely 
clipped, forms borders around the central beds. Andromeda, 
laurel, pachysandra and the dainty daphne make a narow shrub¬ 
bery along the wall; Japanese yew, 
Japanese holly, azaleas and euony¬ 
mus are planted along the house. 
This shrubbery gives a good color 
effect when in bloom. I't makes a 
background for the flowers. It is 
especially valuable in giving a 
cheerful note to the garden in mid¬ 
winter. 
A broad, brick-paved terrace ad¬ 
joins the flower garden. In every 
detail of its planning is seen the de¬ 
sire to make it attractive during 
cold weather. It is warm and 
sunny and dry under foot. Its 
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Central beds are Showing the three grades, the lawn itself six feet above the sidewalk, the flower garden and the bricked terrace 
aglow with the beyond, each developed along a distinctive line for its seasonal effects 
Myrtle is planted near the entrance and a group of fragrant bush 
honeysuckle predominate the exit gate 
