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The circular garden pool is 
lined with a “waterproof” 
concrete mixture reinforced 
with woven wire. Inlet 
and outlet pipes insure the 
water being maintained at 
the proper level. A sloping 
bottom provides various 
soil depths for different 
plants 
WATER GARDENS AND THEIR MAKING 
Their Place in the Landscape Scheme, and the Plants Which Help Them Fill It— 
The Matters of Planting, Maintenance and General Care 
T HERE is no sort of garden more de¬ 
lightful than the water garden, and none 
which, contrary to the general opinion, is 
so easy to make or to maintain. For those who 
have a natural pond, or a brook from which a 
pond may be made, at their disposal, this is 
obvious; but under no circumstances is it diffi¬ 
cult for the lover of water lilies to gratify his 
AMELIA LEAVITT HILL 
tastes, and from no other form of gardening is 
it possible to obtain such rapid and profitable 
returns. 
For those who must construct their water 
gardens from the beginning, various courses 
are open. If a large pond be desired, it is pos¬ 
sible to excavate the required size to a depth 
of about 2', and then to turn cattle into the 
space so formed. If the soil be of stiff clay, in 
a few months a bottom sufficiently hard to hold 
water will be obtained. 
If a smaller pond be desired, it should be 
dug to a depth of a little over 2', the sides 
slanting out as they approach the top, and the 
bottom paved in stones. A rough mould, which 
will run parallel to the sides of the hole, but 
An unadorned, formal combination of water and turf is often effective 
within an inclosure of clipped yew or even privet. The whole design 
in such cases should be distinctly geometrical—a matter of angles, 
circles and straight lines—as is evidenced in this English garden 
