House and Garden 
Vol. XI 
MAY, 1907 
No. 5 
Some American and English Gardens 
THE IMPRESSIONS OF AN ENGLISHWOMAN 
Illustrations from “Garden Portraits” by Mary H. Carlisle 
I T seemed to the writer after a summer spent at 
Newport, Rhode Island, that the question of 
a good succession of flowering plants was the 
most difficult one to handle in American gardens. 
The Newport climate is moist for the States, and 
lawns are prevalent and are of almost as vivid 
a green as those in the Emerald Isle. Hydrangeas 
do wonderfully well for the same reason, but if you 
comment on it, almost any resident of the place will 
say, “you should see my garden in June when the 
roses are out,” and are apparently astounded when 
you mildly suggest that the garden should be lovely 
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Copyright, 1907, by The John C. Winston Co. 
