48 
House & Garden 
Cypress timbers secured to the brick pillars by iron rods insure the 
permanency of the pergola. Climbing vines soften what might otherwise 
be harsh lines and add to the pergola’s charm as an outdoor living-room 
N O, we Americans do not 
all insist upon immedi¬ 
ate effects in our landscape 
planting. I am perfectly 
aware of the fact that this 
statement contradicts the 
criticisms of some rather 
well informed people; but 
where is the rule that has not 
its exception ? Some of us 
cannot aff'ord the expense in¬ 
curred in attaining quick 
results by means of setting 
out trees which are already 
of good size; some of us are 
content merely to wait, any¬ 
how, happy in watching our 
plantings grow from small, 
inexpensive beginnings to the 
fulfilment of the effects for 
which they were planned with so much care. 
In arranging my shrubs and plants, of 
course I laid out my plans in advance and 
determined exactly what boundary lines 
should separate garden from service yard, 
and lawn from garden. At the same time I 
arranged my plans for those portions of the 
landscape which I wished screened. 
For the side borders, Amoor river privet 
hedges, connected by a brick wall running 
to the rear line, seemed the best, especially 
when their lines were enclosed in the rear 
by a red brick wall. While brick or stone 
is more expensive in the beginning, there 
is no upkeep cost. No painting, repairing 
or other work need be done upon it. 
Six years ago, my plot of land was en¬ 
tirely bare of anything except weeds; today 
the change is absolute. Most 
of the results were obtained 
in the past three years, espe¬ 
cially those given by the 
vines along the back wall. 
These are planted about 4' 
apart. They consist of varie¬ 
gated star jasmine, Bignonia 
crucigera, and Polygonum — 
all evergreen except the last. 
Along the line of the rear 
wall I laid out a bed 4' wide, 
along which were planted 
Camellia japonica, tea olives, 
Abelia grandiflora, Cape jas- 
mine; and interspersed 
among these, white phlox 
and roses, d e u t z i a s and 
Mahonia japonica. The re¬ 
sult has been most gratify¬ 
ing, for after the soil was excavated to a 
depth of about 2 ' and sifted and manured, 
the plants and vines grew rapidly and give 
every evidence of being permanent. 
The corner of the lawn opposite the side 
porch was increased in apparent height by 
the use of oriental, occidental and fernlike 
arborvitses, and along the foreground, to 
give contrast of foliage and brightness. 
IN A SOUTHERN 
Where Small Beginnings 
Have Developed Into 
FREDERICK T. SAUSSY 
A Landscaping Success 
Six years ago, the plot was bare of every growing thing except 
grass and weeds. From this unpromising prospect has been 
developed the place as it appears today 
Considered without knowledge of the actual facts, the planting 
gives the appearance of real age. The effects shown here, 
hoivever, are the result of about three years’ tvork 
Along the front of the premises is a pleasant vista of hackberry 
trees and Crape myrtle. The latter is to the South what lilacs 
are to the Northern States 
Steel window boxes holding ferns and geraniums add the final 
touch to the house planting. In the right background Japanese 
bamboo forms a screen for the servants’ quarters 
