NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
GARDEN EMBELLISHMENTS 
(Continued from page 8) 
pensive stone, is perhaps the most satisfactory. Rough 
stone laid in cement is sometimes used where a rustic 
effect is desired and makes an attractive appearance. 
The method of treating the edge of the pool depends 
upon the owner’s personal taste, of course, but except We 
in the most formal gardens the stone curb may usually Show 
be omitted and a single edging of sod or a border of 
bog plants take its place with good effect. Patterns 
Should there chance to be an old well in the garden, Made 
it can be transformed into ‘‘a thing of beauty,’’ and in- | 
cidentally be made ‘‘a joy forever,’’ by the addition of From 
an artistic and appropriate well-head. The grotesque 
stone lanterns, which were shipped to this country from Blocks 
Japan in large numbers during the late war with Russia, 
likewise make unique embellishments, and, when lighted Over 
at night by means of a lamp or by electricity, they lend 100 
a fascinating air of mystery to an otherwise unlighted 
garden. Vases, both of concrete and stone, are always Years 
welcome additions, but they should be simple in design 
and must be carefully distributed. Old 
Sun-dials and gazing-globes possess a charm that is 
pecuharly their own and, if properly placed, they add 
much to a garden’s effectiveness. In company with 
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pointed. So, although the day of the crockery dog and 
iron deer is past, the use of garden embellishments has 
in no way decreased and we may safely believe that its 
end is still many years distant. 
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