The 1917 Reptonian: an annual publication representative of the work in the professional course of landscape gardening at the University of Illinois . Jar din De Marly G. S. Rogers seventy-two The 19 17 R eptonian M. R. Davis AN ITALIAN GARDEN In this problem it was assumed that a party who had seen and ad-mired the Villa Lante in Italy had purchased some property on which tolocate an Italian garden of similar character. This tract had a variationof topography essential to the Italian garden but other conditions whichentered in were such as to make the problem largely one of adaptation. Mr. Da
The 1917 Reptonian: an annual publication representative of the work in the professional course of landscape gardening at the University of Illinois . Jar din De Marly G. S. Rogers seventy-two The 19 17 R eptonian M. R. Davis AN ITALIAN GARDEN In this problem it was assumed that a party who had seen and ad-mired the Villa Lante in Italy had purchased some property on which tolocate an Italian garden of similar character. This tract had a variationof topography essential to the Italian garden but other conditions whichentered in were such as to make the problem largely one of adaptation. Mr. Davis has developed a garden of Italian lines which is well adaptedto the area described. The architectural element is predominant and findsdue expression in terraces, fountains, and loggia. Characteristic waterfeatures such as cascades, basins and fountains, afford a keynote to thewhole scheme. The ramps which lead to the lower parterre lend addi-tional influence to the Italian character of the garden. The 1917 Reptonian Seventy-three. seventy-four The 19 17 R eptonian Mildred W, WrightC. H. Lawrence A TUDOR GARDEN A certain Tudor house was planned in such a way that the living roomformed one side of a reentrant right angle and the dining room formed theother side. This right angle suggested a rectangular court which wasmade possible by bounding the sides opposite these rooms with a wall orbalustraded wall. Here existed an ideal location for a small Tudor gardenand it was for this area that these designs were made. Two entrancesfrom the court to the house, one into the living room, and one into the din-ing room, determined the axes which are shown in the main paths in eachdesign. In the garden designed by Miss Wright, the Tudor influence can beseen in the presence of clipped box hedges, the knots, and the difference inlevels. The interest centers in the general arrangement, the plant material,and the quaint garden accessories. The section very cleverly presents aview of the gard
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