
MERICA’S love for peace and order is never better demonstrated than in the small gardens which 
surround her homes. To most of us, green growing things bring a feeling that all is well. A 
smooth, shaded lawn bordered by healthy plants, lends a charm to the home that offsets the 
work required to keep them in top condition. 
A community of well-kept homes is an inviting place both to those who live there and to those who 
visit it. Home surroundings are a good indication of the very character of any community. Those who 
beautify their properties are likely to love them. And a town full of home-lovers is a town full of re- 
sponsible citizens, in the very best sense of the term. 
Norfolk is such a community. Her citizens have a garden heritage extending far into the past; they 
live gardening a large part of the time. The results are worth recording. So in the pages that follow, 
we present a few of the many lovely garden scenes in Norfolk. In its own way each picture shows the 
wonderful results that come from thoughtful designing and planting. Each plant—simple or ornate, 
formal or informal—plays a significant part in developing the character of the garden composition. 
GREENBRIER FARMS, 
INC. 
