Garden Ornaments

ely are we connected by a common band of sympathy that we eagerly scan their books to glean here and there some important bit of garden lore that can be i

Here be fine roses, sweete violets, fragrant primroses, gille floures, carnations, sops of wine, sweete John, and what may please you at sight." Surely we see in retrospect, the gardens of that early day, and we come more

centered in the little summer house, as it was quaintly named by our ancestors in the long ago. In these little tea houses, built in a retired part of the garden, the mistress loved to spend a pleasant s

ew some bud slowly unfold its petals one by one, disclosing a new specimen to be added to the ever-increasing numbe

ly up to meet his eye. Nearby is a dialetrea or bleeding heart, the pet of the little ones, who pluck them to form tiny boats with snow white sail

e Sweet Williams, Bouncing Bet, and perky little Johnny-jump-up, sending greetings to his comrades nearby. Flowers a

le for existence made by our Puritan forbears. Then when the tide turned, and money flowed into the colonies, houseowners had more time to devote to garden culture. Behind the large Colonial houses sprang into existence gardens devoted to flowers, the owners doing the b

crete clothed with vines and standing in a wealth of up-to-date blooms, sh

ooping bunches of yellow and red poke their heads through the lattice work, making a bit of bright color all through the winter months. This when the ground is covered wit

they had always been there. Some are square, formed like a large box, depending for their picturesqueness on their coverings of

them we find that of Elias Haskett Derby, designed by Samuel McIntyre, Salem's noted architect and wood-carver. For years it stood on the grounds of the summer home of Mr. Der

s and are in harmony with their surroundings. The rustic summer house has its own mission to fulfill. Its cost can

hat the supports be placed deep enough to avoid throwing by the heavy winter frost. Holes should be dug at least four feet deep, and squares of stone or cement pounded into the bottom to prevent its coming in

straw is admissible. An advantage of its use is that it grows handsomer with age. In its second year it has collected moss, weeds

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of the garden. A formal lay-out should, in order to be correct, receive entirely different treatment in its setting from the Italian, while the rambling depends upon simpler characteristics to produce correct results. Ru

finding a repetition. Garden houses, covered with bark, fit into simple plans, such as the

ecially where there are tall blossoms. Let the beds in the foreground be low and show quiet colors, shading the height and brightness as they go farthe

of a clear afternoon, seat yourself on the wooden settle and glance around you, you will be delighted with the view obtained. Below is the garden rolled out like a carpet brigh

order to keep out the dampness. This is a serious fault which if not carefully watched results in quick rotting of the wood and constant expense. It is better to start right and in the end it will cost less. Posts used for supports should be made of cedar or locust, driven four feet into the ground and resting on

at is in keeping with its surroundings. Cement, no matter where it is used, is always effective. In coloring and lines it seemingly fits into the elaborate landscape scheme and it improves with age. There is an advantage in the use of ceme

linging vine lends a picturesqueness to the slender colu

hat are suitable for its use that it

are more suitable. Each one has its own use, and appears at its best in congenial environment. The tiny canary-bird vine would make little show if allowed to clamber over rustic supports, while

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ise man who is able to provide a suitable over-spread for houses of this description. It must be remembered that it is not the cover alone but the planting that surrounds it that aids in

lenty of water and look out for a proper insecticide, in order not to retard their growth. A general rule that is permissible for almost any grounds is to dig a ditch from three to four feet deep and put in the bottom a foot of rotted manure. This can better be at

ariety and this differs greatly from the Japanese one, bearing tubular scarlet flowers that continue in blossom all summer. Of the many v

grant, cover the vine completely in August. The Japanese Clematis or Paniculata is most attractive. It prefers a sunny position, the foliag

tly hardy in this section and is much used for covering the ground in shady places where grass refus

g able to withstand the smoke of cities. Of these the Multijuga loose cluster is advisable. It is not so strong a grower as the

ten inches long, deep rich green on top and bright yellow beneath, which assume a brilliant scarle

forget the Cardinal Climber which is a cross between the Cyprus Vine and the Star Glory. It attains a height of thirty feet or more with a beautiful form like laciniated foliage and is literally covered with a blaze of circular fiery cardinal red flowers from

arge clusters similar to a white Hydrangea and when in flower during July and August make a wonderful display. I

f the tea house need as much care in

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