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HOUSE & GARDEN 
At the west side of the flower garden is a semi-circular seat, backed 
by hemlocks that throw the shadows of their delicate boughs across it 
more or less as a matter of course. Quite logically the place 
resolved itself into three general divisions; to the east the front 
lawn, to the south the flower gardens, and to the west the 
vegetable garden and greenhouse. The first and second of 
these deserve especial mention. 
The front lawn is quite simple and in harmony with the 
suburban character of a New England town. The old trees 
just inside the wall, which extends along the street, give 
abundant shade and a finished appearance to the planting, 
while the stiff line of the wall is broken by a mass planting of 
laurel under the trees. Two old maples, fortunately inherited 
from the original place, stand on either side of the path 
entrance, making an unusually fine setting for the gateway and 
emphasizing its sunken position between the stone posts. * The 
tree and shrubbery planting which frames in the south side of 
the lawn disguises somewhat the steep slope and has an added 
value in helping to enclose the flower garden. 
Ti-ie Terraced Gardens 
The slope immediately to the south of the house is terraced 
—probably the only way in which it could be successfully 
treated, under the circumstances. Here, the lawn in front of 
the living-room and its tile piazza is on the highest level, the 
formal flower garden occupies the lowest level, while in be¬ 
tween is another terrace. The house is divided from the front 
lawn by a planting of Abies concolor, prostrate junipers and 
Rosa nitida. These are particularly interesting in autumn and 
winter when the red of the 
rose stems makes a contrast¬ 
ing note with the grey green 
of the spruce. Juniperus ta- 
meriscifolia, one of the num¬ 
erous forms of the prostrate 
juniper, plays a delightful 
little part planted at intervals 
close against the brick steps. 
Dividing the house lawn 
from the lower terrace is a 
wall surmounted with a balus¬ 
trade, in front of which is a 
flower border. Three stairs 
with connecting paths lead 
down through the second ter¬ 
race to the garden and give 
easy access to it. An added 
convenient entrance is a small 
gate which opens on a path to 
the service road, and connects 
with the rest of the grounds. 
The Boundaries 
The heavy plantation of 
evergreen and deciduous trees 
disguises somewhat the ir- 
^ regular slope of the ground 
which drops away from the 
garden in three directions. 
This planting forms a gen¬ 
erous boundary for the gar¬ 
den, the dark green of its 
white spruce, cedars, Scotch 
pine, white pine and hemlocks 
making a pleasant contrast 
with the flowers, while the 
flowering trees add to the 
bloom of perennials. The 
blossoms of Amelanchier, red 
bud, dogwoods, locust, yellow 
wood, horse-chestnut and 
catalpa continue from early 
spring into the summer. 
The contrast of Abies con- 
color and Rosa nitida on the 
house lawn is continued with 
Ghent azaleas against arbor 
vitie on the terrace, while in 
the garden boundary the red 
flowers of Pyras atrosan- 
gninea make a brilliant effect 
against white spruce. 
The hawthorn hedge which 
encloses three sides of the garden is another interesting feature 
of the boundary and the stone wall on the fourth side is an 
especially fine piece of retaining masonry. The privacy gained 
by a good enclosure is very essential in the success of a garden 
as an out-of-door room, and it is pre-eminently as an outdoor 
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The front lawn and entrance are kept quite simple and in 
harmony with the suburban character of a New England town 
