The livable house, its garden . >^ hJ ^:^ w o ^ TS 1—1 i_^ ^ i-i ^ cd ^ m ^ •^ 1—1 R hH ^ O^ »--H ^^ o -M O^ II^Q 1^ ^ W :3o ^Q c/: O^ OD lyT Oh O <^ o ^ d: W ti: CO 5-! Q ^ w o w tc H Q o [I02] / a d n. WATERSIDE PLANTS GROWING NEARA FORMAL POOL Garden of Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, at Westbury, LongIsland. Delano and Aldrich, Architects [103] The Livable House cardinal flower, ferns, purple iron weed, tall marsh mallows, andthe rosy Joe pie weed. It is surprising how at home these plantsare in the garden proper among their more aristocratic com-panions, and how much of real charm—a charm
The livable house, its garden . >^ hJ ^:^ w o ^ TS 1—1 i_^ ^ i-i ^ cd ^ m ^ •^ 1—1 R hH ^ O^ »--H ^^ o -M O^ II^Q 1^ ^ W :3o ^Q c/: O^ OD lyT Oh O <^ o ^ d: W ti: CO 5-! Q ^ w o w tc H Q o [I02] / a d n. WATERSIDE PLANTS GROWING NEARA FORMAL POOL Garden of Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, at Westbury, LongIsland. Delano and Aldrich, Architects [103] The Livable House cardinal flower, ferns, purple iron weed, tall marsh mallows, andthe rosy Joe pie weed. It is surprising how at home these plantsare in the garden proper among their more aristocratic com-panions, and how much of real charm—a charm which is due totheir appropriateness—they lend to the water near which theygrow. If the pool is to have a really friendly feeling, the plantingshould extend in places to the waters edge. Nothing is colderand less inviting than a stone-rimmed pool set in the midst ofgravel. It has a harsh, ungracious look, that just a few leavesbending over the edge would mitigate, or a stray vine soften. Onthe other hand, it is bad to surround a pool entirely with flowersand shrubs so as to make it inaccessible. Places for planting nearthe border should be incorporated in the design in some such wayas to provide w
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