. Amateur garden ARBORS, SUMMER-HOUSES, PERGOLAS, AND OTHER GARDEN FEATURES EW persons who daily pass attractive homes in the sub- urban districts of our large cities and the outlying coun- try, realize that much of their charm is due to effects which require a compara- tively small outlay in dollars and cents. Good taste, combined with a degree of skill that is within reach of most of us, represent the chief part of the investment. And yet—these little, inexpensive things are the very ones that pro- duce the pleasing efFects we are all striving after in our efforts to make home attra
. Amateur garden ARBORS, SUMMER-HOUSES, PERGOLAS, AND OTHER GARDEN FEATURES EW persons who daily pass attractive homes in the sub- urban districts of our large cities and the outlying coun- try, realize that much of their charm is due to effects which require a compara- tively small outlay in dollars and cents. Good taste, combined with a degree of skill that is within reach of most of us, represent the chief part of the investment. And yet—these little, inexpensive things are the very ones that pro- duce the pleasing efFects we are all striving after in our efforts to make home attractive. Most of them convey an impression of being made for use, not show. They are in a class with the broad- seated, wide-armed " old hickory " rockers with which we make our modern verandas comfortable nowadays, and the hammock swung in shady places, wherein one may lie and take his ease, and forget everything but the fact that it is some- 189. 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 perfectly resemble the original Rexford, Eben E. [from old catalog].
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