“ Renemede ” 
own sweet will; one must learn to lop here, 
to train there, to prevent over-expansion, or 
to stimulate a more vigorous development. 
This is the real secret of the delight of gar¬ 
dening to its true lover. It is never a hxed 
science, it is capable of constant and most 
interesting modification. One learns all 
the while, and this is why it is wise to devote 
one’s energies to a lew things at a time. 
Until your trees are well established they 
will need all your energy, all your attention, 
and shrubs and flowers, so much swifter in 
growth, can await their turn until the skele¬ 
ton of the scheme is thoroughly in place. 
When the trees are fairly out of danger 
comes a lull, when one can give his mind to 
vines and shrubbery, and how and where to 
plant these smaller and very beautiful orna¬ 
ments of a place will be the subject of 
another paper. 
(Rl'o be continued ) 
“RENEMEDE” 
A HOUSE AND GARDEN AT BERNARDSVILLE, N. J. 
Designed by the Owner, H. |. HARDEN BERGH, Esq. 
I T is doubtful it a more picturesque or at¬ 
tractive bit of country within a radius of 
fifty miles of New York City is to be found 
than that embraced in the township of Bern¬ 
ards, in Somerset County, New Jersey. We 
name this distance from the metropolis be¬ 
cause proximity to a great city is both 
desirable and 
necessary in a 
place of conven¬ 
ient residence for 
those who seek 
the pleasures of 
rural life and at 
the same time 
must be in touch 
with the business 
activity of the 
city. This tract 
of country is 
rolling in charac¬ 
ter, abounding in 
woodland be¬ 
tween cultivated 
farms, and well 
watered by nu¬ 
merous winding 
brooks and larger 
streams; indeed, 
it is made up 
of a succession 
of small hills or 
mountains, each 
with a view of charming valleys between 
them and extensive plains beyond. On one 
of these hills, called “ Mine Mount,” about 
two miles from the attractive little village of 
Bernardsville, on the Delaware, Lackawanna 
and Western Railroad, is situated the home 
named above. The elevation is nearly eight 
hundred f e e t 
above sea level, 
and the air most 
salubrious and 
cool in summer. 
The estate is 
a small one, em¬ 
bracing only 
forty acres, in 
close proximity 
to some notable 
and more exten¬ 
sive properties. 
It is surrounded 
by timber on 
three sides, with 
broad vistas cut 
through the 
trees to secure 
vi ews of the 
grand panorama 
lying within 
range of the 
windows and pi¬ 
azzas of the 
house. A shaded 
THE PLAN OF RENEMEDE 
