American homes and gardens . s what mighthave been a disagreeable feature was used to most cleveradvantage. Beneath the long central path a trench filledwith broken stones and covered with earth acts as well as adirect drain to carry oft all superfluous water. (This ideais valuable in the making of a tennis-court.) On two sidesit was necessary to throw banks of earth up to the streetlevel, and the whole was sodded all around and the hedgeplanted. I he garden is laid out on the usual lines ol a formalgarden. The paths are of clean, white builders gravel incontrast to the dirt paths above. On th
American homes and gardens . s what mighthave been a disagreeable feature was used to most cleveradvantage. Beneath the long central path a trench filledwith broken stones and covered with earth acts as well as adirect drain to carry oft all superfluous water. (This ideais valuable in the making of a tennis-court.) On two sidesit was necessary to throw banks of earth up to the streetlevel, and the whole was sodded all around and the hedgeplanted. I he garden is laid out on the usual lines ol a formalgarden. The paths are of clean, white builders gravel incontrast to the dirt paths above. On the left of the entrancelour small beds are devoted to certain varieties of Japaneselilies which have been finding favor in this country the lastfew years. These dainty flowers can be kept blooming fromJune till frost, and although this is the first year of thesebulbs the Henryi and Leichtlinii make a good showing. Itis the owners aim to have something in blossom from thetime the snow goes away till it comes again. Thus in the. A carved-wood shrine for the adorned figure of the Virgin, earned in medievalprocessions. An appreciative traveler abroad is able to procure such thingsfor a fraction of what it would cost to duplicate them. On the right is thecircular hedge that screens ash-cans, etc.
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