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Thee. PLreEvpMONT: (SE'CEION The lovely box garden was designed and made by Mrs. Harper. This is located at the southeast side of the house, and one approaches it from the portico or conservatory, or through a little gate opening on the large lawn. ‘This garden is very small and just as unique. In it there are thirteen beds, the majority diamond shaped; each bed is edged with dwarf-box. In all of them roses are planted, but now and then may be seen such old-fashioned perennials as lilies, larkspur, and mignonette. On the lawn are many handsome native trees and beautiful shrubs; some of these are quite familiar to our gardens, but others, from England, are not so common. The double pink hawthorne is a particularly decorative shrub, and this was sent over from England. There is also a walled garden at the southwestern end of the house, which covers one-half acre. Within its boundaries many kinds of fruits adapted to the temperate zone were planted, and against the walls were trained different varieties of delicious figs. Many of the fig bushes still remain and each season bear large crops. ROBERT Woops. L275 |
