From the outdoor iivincf 
room beneath large 
trees an open lawn 
spreads out to the 
border of flowering 
shrubs and perennials. 
Sunshine and shadows 
provide an interesting 
pattern on the lawn 
of the Struble garden. 
When the garden for the residence of Dr. 
and Mrs. H. P. Struble was designed the 
owners specified that there should be wide 
lawns, an unobstructed view of the garden 
from every part of the house and an abun¬ 
dance of color throughout the year. To ac¬ 
complish this end, planting was confined 
largely to wide borders of flowering and 
berried shrubs and provision was made for 
large beds of perennials, annuals and bulbs. 
Garden interest has been supplied by paths 
leading through the shrubbery borders to the 
playground, wishing well and the rose gar¬ 
den. The long shrub-bordered pathway be¬ 
neath the trees, leading from the rose gar¬ 
den to the rear of the property, offers the 
opportunity for a pleasant stroll and adds 
to the apparent size of the garden. By mak¬ 
ing the old trees already on the property an 
integral part of the design a garden was 
created in a few months that has all the 
Plan of garden designed and constructed for Dr. and Mrs. H. P. Struble by the beauty and dignity of a well established 
Landscape Organization of California Nursery Company. planting. 
Residence of Dr. and Mrs. H. P. Struble, Hayward, California. 
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