Garden planning and planting . are pleasant tolook upon at all seasons. A lawn of irregular curves is the feature of the back garden ;opposite the garden door is wide gravel with a Yucca, which coiddwell be grown in a tall stone urn upon a stone plinth. The grassfrom the front joins the side lawn, being shut off from it by awide arch, inside which is a gate, either of iron to match the frontone, or lattice or painted wire. Evergreen shrubs shut out the viewon each side of the arch, so passers-by gain only a vista glimpse ofturf and Standard Roses ; beyond these a belt of flowering shrubs isdes
Garden planning and planting . are pleasant tolook upon at all seasons. A lawn of irregular curves is the feature of the back garden ;opposite the garden door is wide gravel with a Yucca, which coiddwell be grown in a tall stone urn upon a stone plinth. The grassfrom the front joins the side lawn, being shut off from it by awide arch, inside which is a gate, either of iron to match the frontone, or lattice or painted wire. Evergreen shrubs shut out the viewon each side of the arch, so passers-by gain only a vista glimpse ofturf and Standard Roses ; beyond these a belt of flowering shrubs isdesigned to give privacy to the grounds. A path encircles the lawn,leading to a two-sided summer-shelter in the corner of the walls, andwhen the Delphiniums and Carnations are blossoming together, andthe Sweet Peas and annuals are also gay, one can imagine that thisresting-place would be a delight indeed. The belt of Aucubas shutsoff the outbuildings, and a large rockery for Ferns, or German Iris, 24 A LAWN OF IRREGULAR CURVES 25. FRUIT V EG ETAB LE3 CATE. FIG. 1.—DESIGN FOB SUBURBAN GARDEN 26 GARDEN PLANNING AND PLANTING Hypericums, Periwinkles, Pansies, etc., fills up a corner space. Rosesand bedding plants grow in the borders against the house, while themixed herbaceous border, with tall subjects arranged at the back,obscures view of a few vegetables. A peculiar but pretty garden results from following the planshown in Fig. 2. The striking feature here is the turf walk thatmeanders all the distance from the house to a summer shelter againstthe boundary wall. This design aims at making quite a small pieceof ground look romantic. Only a few of the smaller vegetables areallowed for, but a good many Plum and Apple trees are shown;Pears and Cherries could be mingled with these if desired, andbetween the trees either Gooseberries and Currants, or Narcissi anddwarf early Chrysanthemums, could be cultivated according to item to note is that the herbaceous border possess
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