. The parks and gardens of Paris, considered in relation to the wants of other cities and of the public and private gardens; being notes on a study of Paris gardens. Gardening; Gardens; Parks. Chap. VI.] THE LUXEMBOURG GARDEN. 93 wreaths, so as to join the stems at about eight feet from the grduhcl. At aboutarjwT or^ojihove^hejvy, ar^ and almost straight wreath of^Virginian Creeper is placed, and the effect of these two simple wreaths from tree to tree is excellent. 'They seem to fall from the pillar-like stems of the Planes, the bottom o^the lower wreath resting oh the'earth. Ah adoption of s
. The parks and gardens of Paris, considered in relation to the wants of other cities and of the public and private gardens; being notes on a study of Paris gardens. Gardening; Gardens; Parks. Chap. VI.] THE LUXEMBOURG GARDEN. 93 wreaths, so as to join the stems at about eight feet from the grduhcl. At aboutarjwT or^ojihove^hejvy, ar^ and almost straight wreath of^Virginian Creeper is placed, and the effect of these two simple wreaths from tree to tree is excellent. 'They seem to fall from the pillar-like stems of the Planes, the bottom o^the lower wreath resting oh the'earth. Ah adoption of such a plan would add" Terdiire'and grace to ma,iiy a formal groye, now bafe^boutTEe base of the trees. A little pavilion here has a hollow wall with a space for plants in it, reminding one of a way of growing flowers in various countries which deserves more attention than it has re- ceived from us. It con- sists in lealving hollow the upper portion of a terrace or other wall, and using this for flowers. The crest of the wall is, in fact, a flower-border from one to two feet in breadth; but, though narrow, it has a depth of from two to three feet for soil, thus giving ample root-room for the pro- duction of a vigorous and graceful vegetation. The architect or builder can easily arrange for such wall-vases. One may often see very charming effects produced in this way on the Continent, even in poor houses where little evidence of other beauty is to be seen. By adopting the principle of variety instead of repetition in such cases, a beautiful garden of flowers might be grown on the crest of many a barren wall near, or part of, a town house. In one of the small side gardens here is a climbing Eose, free on the erass unstated and Climbing Rose isolated od Grass. allowed to grow grass. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not per
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