If the pool is small—as must necessarily be the case where it is not the main feature in the garden—do not 
plant too heavily about it or the beauty of outline will be lost. The bushes in bloom here are Thalia 
THEIR ARCHITECTURAL RELATION TO THE LIOUSE AND THE GARDEN—THE ROSES THAT GROW BEST 
ON THEM—A GLIMPSE OF DANISH GARDENS 
Georg Brochner 
A GOOD heading, even 
for a short and unpre¬ 
tentious article, is a desirable 
attribute, but I have been un¬ 
able to find one which covers 
and adequately conveys what 
I have in my mind as regards 
the following pages: the 
beautiful, picturesque effect 
brought about by the skilful 
use of espalier, trellis work, 
pergola and such like as an 
adornment of houses and 
walls and walks—as indepen¬ 
dent, more or less ambitious 
structures or modest, inci¬ 
dental arrangements. All 
these give to the climber its 
necessary scope, the chance 
of fully developing and de¬ 
monstrating the charm of its 
frolicsome beauty, of its 
With such valiant allies at hand as the morning glory and nasturtium, it is unnecessary 
to wait for slow-growing vines to cover your lattice or trellis work 
often rampant and luxurious 
growth. In many instances 
they serve to establish a 
decorative co - operation, a 
kind of spontaneous partner¬ 
ship between architecture and 
vegetation, with which both 
are well served. 
Excepting edifices of a pro¬ 
nounced classical or academic 
stamp, almost every residence, 
be it cottage or castle, is the 
gainer by having its wall 
covered with espalier—but 
few climbers, such as ivy and 
Ampelopsis Veitchii, can help 
themselves; they nearly all 
want a ladder—the tarred 
laths of which, even in the 
leafless season, forming a 
simple, yet ornamental garb, 
with which many a plain 
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