. The livable house, its garden . Gardens; Landscape gardening. T h L 1 V a b I H O II of the country is illustrated in this and his handling of the Rubens water garden, which shows the marshy planting of the prairies. No vegetation is quite so markedly characteristic of its habitat as that which grows near water. The grassy leaves of cat-tails, spike rush and iris, the marsh mallow and swamp milk- weed, bending willows, alders and birches, all have a quality which is associated verv definitely in our minds with streams and ponds, or brooks and marshes. On the other hand, such nurse
. The livable house, its garden . Gardens; Landscape gardening. T h L 1 V a b I H O II of the country is illustrated in this and his handling of the Rubens water garden, which shows the marshy planting of the prairies. No vegetation is quite so markedly characteristic of its habitat as that which grows near water. The grassy leaves of cat-tails, spike rush and iris, the marsh mallow and swamp milk- weed, bending willows, alders and birches, all have a quality which is associated verv definitely in our minds with streams and ponds, or brooks and marshes. On the other hand, such nursery shrubs as lilac, weigelia, golden bell, and deutzia belong to the tamed company of the house garden—hollyhocks and nasturtiums are quite appropriate among these, but in the naturalistic garden they introduce a gardenesque note which is altogether out of tune with the native chorus. The principle of adhering closely to native forms and plant materials is not confined to water gardens, but applies as well to Jl-Pjooting fijor,/on the ^Qf. Pldii for the Pool Estate of H. Rubens, Glencoe, Illinois [118]. 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 Dean, Ruth, 1889-1932. New York : Moffat, Yard and Co.
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