HOUSE AND GARDEN 
19G 
329 
There are queer transitions in this garden: you pass from jungle to lawn plot, beyond the pergolas are masses of trees and 
shrubbery, sinuous gravel paths and now and then a bordered pool 
derived from living as much 
as possible in the pure, fresh 
air of the great outdoors are 
quite generally recognized, 
but still we seem extremely 
slow to avail ourselves of 
those benefits. In the Begin¬ 
ning of Things, a certain 
garden — Eden — was con¬ 
sidered quite sufficient for 
the abode of man, but Sin 
drove him forth. Since then 
he has dwelt in caves, hovels, 
tenements, cottages, palaces, 
but little in gardens — far 
too little. Truly, he is long in 
getting back — even back to 
a commendable medium. The 
indoors, while quite neces¬ 
sary in its way, has cast a 
spell that seems difficult to 
overcome. Sometimes, of 
course—sad thought! — it is 
all that is possible, but often 
it has produced just a habit. 
Too often the garden is not 
appreciated until it is im¬ 
possible, or is longed-for 
only by those to whom it has 
never been possible. 
When one sees a garden, 
however, like the one here 
shown he must surely be 
awakened to an appreciation of garden beauty and attractiveness. 
A realization that the outdoors is the more healthful seems not 
sufficient in itself to draw us forth into the open as much as we 
should be. There must be something — and certainly nothing is 
more potent than a beautiful garden — to lure, invite, or subtly 
coax us hence. 
Covering a plot of quite ample extent, this California garden 
is endowed with many retreats that are indeed alluring. There 
are vine-draped pergolas, sheltered seats and cool piazzas in 
which to while one’s leisure time. There are trees and shrub¬ 
bery, flowers and vines, in graceful profusion, to bewitch the eye. 
Here and there are plots of close-cropped lawn, and now and 
then one comes suddenly upon a mirroring pool of water. Sun¬ 
light and shadow play everywhere, dappling the walks and piazza 
flooring, and adding the finishing touches to a picture that is truly 
one of Nature’s and the gardener’s masterpieces. 
The vista from the balcony down the avenue of pergolas includes 
the old oak trees that have been preserved in this new arrangement 
There is spaciousness in the living-room, its high ceilings and many French doors, bringing into the 
house some of the openness of out-of-doors and creating a charming atmosphere 
