54 
House & 
Garden 
A CITY GARDEN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 
Possessing the Charm of Adaptability to the Out-of-Door 
Habits of Life 
HAZEL W. WATERMAN 
AN example of the 
wall enclosed 
formal type of gar¬ 
den which is both 
beautiful and un¬ 
usual, is that of Mr. 
Julius Wangenheim 
in San Diego, Cali¬ 
fornia. In marked 
contrast to the plot 
of ground adjoining 
his residence, which 
for years lay barren, 
this garden calls 
forth much admira¬ 
tion and is so in 
harmony with the 
dwelling that it ap¬ 
pears always to have 
been its adjunct. 
The property faces 
on three streets with 
A brick wall sepa¬ 
rates the garden 
from the street, but 
it is not an unfriend¬ 
ly wall. Through 
the spindled panel of 
the gate a glimpse of 
the garden is had 
a difference in eleva¬ 
tion of 17' between 
its highest and low¬ 
est points. On the 
lower portion where 
the house is built 
back from the street 
there are sloping 
lawns and shrubs, 
an appropriate fore¬ 
ground for the archi¬ 
tecture of the dwell¬ 
ing whose half-tim¬ 
bered second story 
suggests an English 
influence. The first 
story with porches at 
each end of the wide, 
uncovered veranda is 
of brick. The gar¬ 
den wall furnishes 
the needful architec- 
The tea house facing 
the pool is especially 
livable and intimate. 
Its floor is of blue 
and brown tiles, ceil¬ 
ing lilac, and there 
are picture tile pan¬ 
els in the brick wall 
