. Gardens and their meaning, by Dora Williams. School gardens. SIDE SHOWS 157 household, how they loved this miniature bower where they could play at ' keeping house ' to their hearts' ;1 Crossing the water, we get, if possible, more glowing pic- tures still. Everybody who has had the luck to peep at English gardens, — not the stately ones adjoining great manor houses, but those snug gardens belonging to cottage life, — must have a longing to adapt some of these ideas to the Ameri- can yard. The idea would be more far- reaching than merely the production of a tangled mass of green
. Gardens and their meaning, by Dora Williams. School gardens. SIDE SHOWS 157 household, how they loved this miniature bower where they could play at ' keeping house ' to their hearts' ;1 Crossing the water, we get, if possible, more glowing pic- tures still. Everybody who has had the luck to peep at English gardens, — not the stately ones adjoining great manor houses, but those snug gardens belonging to cottage life, — must have a longing to adapt some of these ideas to the Ameri- can yard. The idea would be more far- reaching than merely the production of a tangled mass of green- ery, which at its best harbors a swarm of insects, although such a thicket in the land- scape is doubtless a step in advance of mere ^barren wastes. But our English cous- ins have developed by long training a rare perception for exactly the elements that produce cosiness and comfort. Many secrets in the art of home making they can teach a willing learner. Not the least of these is the effective use of the back yard. In their skillful hands the back yard becomes the outdoor living room, a real withdrawing room. It consti- tutes the very pivot of restful life, giving charm to reading, sewing, and the lighter meals of the day. 1 Loring Underwood, The Garden and its HER OWN CRIMSON RAMBLER. 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 Williams, Dora. Boston, New York [etc. ] Ginn and company
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