HOUSE AND GARDEN 
August, 19x4 
90 
Types of Garden 
Architecture 
THE STYLE AND ARRANGEMENT OF 
GARDEN ORNAMENT IN RELATION TO 
THE HOUSE AND ITS SITE 
S EVERAL elements enter into the proper 
treatment of garden architecture. Perhaps 
the most important to note is that the style of 
the house should determine the style of garden 
architectural decoration. In this way the garden 
not only becomes an expression of the house in 
a larger and freer way but the two are intimately 
related and bound together. The purpose of 
garden ornament should also be borne in mind, 
and the pergola, the pool, the sundial or the bird 
bath should be located strictly in regard to their 
use and function. There is, finally, the general 
contour and position of the land to be considered, 
and in the planning of the garden and the placing 
of garden ornament it should be remembered that 
the successful garden is one which, in a special 
sense, belongs to its site. 
