12 NO RAO EGR 
BREEZE 
and Reminder 
GARDEN ENTRANCE AT THE 
Sometimes they are hollow, so that they can be filled with 
earth, and clambering vines. placed inside of them. Still 
again, an artistic entrance is made of wood, but for this 
care should be taken in the kind used, so that it will have 
lasting qualities. Cypress and redwood are considered 
to be tough, and the former, especially, is like iron and 
rarely if ever, shows signs of decay. 
A good climber for these is the Boston ivy, (Ampelop- 
sis), which is very hardy and requires very little care. 
Mix with this the honeysuckle (Lonicera), so that the 
coloring of the flower will relieve the monotony of the 
green leaves. Of the honeysuckles, Hall’s Japanese va- 
riety, (Lonicera halliana) is most advisable. ‘The only 
objection to the Dutchman’s pipe is its broad, course leaves 
and its absence of flowers, other than the little brown 
pipe which makes no showing for color effect. 
If the garden is enclosed, with a hedge, an archway 
of the evergreen used is always in good taste. It re- 
quires a good deal of care to keep it in perfect trim, but 
has the advantage of not needing any other planting. It 
is pretty, however, if one can plant some little simple an- 
nual which will climb in and out of the green, such as 
the canary bird vine, the nasturtium, or the wild cu- 
cumber, with its white blossom and hanging seed pods, 
changing the ornamentation of the arch. 
A little wicket gate would be in good taste here, for 
an iron or ornamental one would be too elaborate. Some- 
times a natural hedge, composed of Japanese barberry, 
lilac, privet, rosa rugosa, and the willow, is used. For 
CHARLES P. 
SEARLE ESTATE, IPSWICH. 
a more elaborate garden, walls of brick or stone are suit- 
able, and in this case ornamental gate posts can be used, 
hung either with an iron gate or left without, as desired. 
The posts can be made of various materials,—brick, cobble 
stones, granite blocks, or stucco and capped with flat 
blocks on which can be placed tubs or garden vases filled 
with decorative plants. A natural effect can be given by 
placing a rough boulder on top of a stone post, over which 
ivy or nasturtiums are trained to climb. 
There are so many ways of treating the garden en- 
trance that it does not seem possible that any plot should 
be without.a proper one, although the size of the house 
and grounds should be taken into consideration, so that 
the entrance corresponds in style and elaborate effect 
with the interior. If this has not been considered, the 
truth of the subject will be realized only on careful 
thought, and the garden lover will appreciate the gain he 
experiences in having the beauties within not wholly re- 
vealed. 
Too little attention has been given to this subject. 
The garden is carefully planted, and great attention is 
paid to the lay-out of the paths, and the proper setting 
of marble fragments. But we lose sight, often, of the 
touch of distinction which is brought about by an entrance 
of this kind. 
Harking back to colonial days, we find entrances 
partaking of early New England architecture, severe, 
but artistic in effect, and these studies in architectural 
details, doubtless give us many ideas which may be ap- 
plied to garden entrances of today. 
NORTON 'S POINT 
, MANCHESTER, 
WHERE THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN EMBASSY IS 
QUARTERED (CENTER COTTAGE). 
