The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-05-18
WINDOW GARDENS RSUXMER
NEW YORk TAkING 4 HINT FROM
PARIS ~ DECORATION.
Pretty Erects Fash, Produced ny Cro~fr6
" ON the window siils terra.
niums the Ia, or,tr piauts-t tio'-
list on Managing Window Gardens.

Flowers ON uc VInrOw slls -trra-
NUNS the FA,or,tr Tiauts-t tio'-
ist on ManasinE Window Gardens.
babylon had It's hanging gardc1. and
New York has its roof gardens. hit Paris
| has always boas,cd n wealth ~ window
| gardens. Americans who visit tho FIRE. on
! capital never fail to comment upon 10
art IL, ic beauty 81 the streets and dvelli' ~.
Reside IN. CAV thoroughfarr- ~ Paris or
city streets and houses scan bare. cold and
rcpellant.
Ore reason for this distinctive eNeC, Ia
thnt Paris srchitecte. as well as the Pa-
risians themselves. appreciate the fact
that the windows Of n dwelling are like
ewes In which one may read the feelings
Of those who dwell within.
Every Pari. house 81 Importance has its
balconies, great. small and abundant.
other residences have their windows fin
ishcd with little grillc- suggesting hal-
comics. And H. all these little balconies
AID window faillngs gardens are cultivated
through tho spriEg and summer time hat
are charming and picturesque additions
to the houses, 20 the streets and the general
eject 81 the CITY,
One carries away from Paris memories ~
the-e br. gh, spots % color and ~ verdur~
that meet the eve every where. even IN
The poorer quarters and then NJ ono travels
through this city and views the lace and
sat.n-drayssi windows - our houses, 80
alike in their erect he feels the chill % New
York atmosphere that 81 nngcr sometimes
And 81 UNPLEASANT and that has won for New
York the til, % tho loneliest city In the
world.
In spite " the life and the hustle and the
rlsh ~ New York our dwelling exterors
Civ. !itlc hint - s+thetic beauty II.
great apartment HOUSES and hotels have
the ch.n fprrnllty % institutions In their
lines while the familiar etoop HOUSES mar
shallri IN rows need no CONNER on their
aIgr - Y" u~rl.n'ss
1lc Improvement hat may he effected
bv the addition Of window gardens il In EVIL
I d.nce on Frh avenue. where n bus ness
woman has taken a hint from Pars and
has transformed a dingy old residence
into a most ;nvit.ng-louking placr
Each ono of the ten windows that open
from the unprcpossessins stone front las
b,en provided with a b,x % glowing scarlet
gerHniuins set among gre n vines that
overflow the sides and trail their sp.rals
down over the dingy stone. The effect IL
wonderfully pretty.
Window boxes have fallen into disfayor
in New York within recent years. They
/ came Questionable for the reason.
perha M, that the dwellers In the tsncthent
districts have always showed a tendency
to convert their fire ESCAPES into minlatlr.
conservatorie- A. for the rel ~grraniu'n.
beautiful In its color and fragrance. II has
becnme tie flower 81 the tene nelt~.
But flowers have their days oi iashio
able preference and the geran,un g.
he first hint II its restoration to favor ia,
spring when IL appeared on hats. Who.r
hats were fashioned Of geranium blooms
In their natural rose hues, And a window
gardens have come into fashion tho sera-
mum again takes it's place in favor. for this
10 the window boz flower above all othsr-
on account of its sturdy and lasting qua.,-
ties.
apartments during the summer miss one -:
The artistic JOYS ~ life when they fail TO
cultivate gardens on the all
window bux.s." said a iior.S' Who mako
a Speciality Of supplying and caring frr
these ornamental additions to the horn.
''are not ~ diffcult tn mango ~ palm b,
but they require considerable attention
To allow them to wither or 90 lose th"i'
b-luty j. a mistake. for In placr e bin;
beautiful a neglected window garden l.
DEPRESSING.
'rhev mus, he well watered, w,-rd~I
constantly, dry leaves cut on and the tloom-
inE plants kept In good condition, Everr
ona who Is accns, omed to deal with flower.
knows that they have their own PECULIAR
ties. their stubbornnsss. their tendency
to sudden bloom and their ccy~ntricitie~,
1T is a fact that flowers will thrive under
the care and attention Of some people,
Will" Others will have no luck with flowers.
~ they express il, although they may bs
unrrmitting In their attention 20 the wants
of the plants.
The bsi why "a keep window boxes
IN go+d order during n season, h To have a
florist prppar" them AMI then look after
them constantly. replacing flowers that
may not prosper and giving tho>c little
attentions 20 the soil and to the roots that
only q florist understands
-Soms women are natural florists and they
are able to make flowers grow and bloom
a. though by magic. They make a study
" their JrCuliarities and understand how
To humor th"m as flowers have 10 bc HUI
mord.
We have mad. many window ives this
spring. so'rc of them filed with pansies.
Thee. max. a wonderfully pretty window,
hi; pan-ies unfortunately do not last IN
bloom. ~ Oh" better plan l. to have the
window boxes stocked with good service
able lasting plants and vines.
The gcranium u, 81 course. the best
flower for the r,ason that IL blooms 50 con-
stantly and keeps IN such good condition
irrests Give ~ climatic changes, Indeed.
grran.ums will stand almost anything.
The eernnium T. a bit still in IT, ines 40
there must be other plants about II. The
sw's't nlv-sum u graceful and pretty for
this purIo-e. Heliotrope contrasts pr-ttily
and there are a quantity Of these loft low
grow ing plants that group most effectively
about the geraniufn ak
Some psopls like 20 crowd oil sorts %
flowers together. hut the prettiest effect
t. obtained In q window garden with lust
green vines and abundant geranium bloom.
When the effect Of tho exterior 90 u house
Il considered the boxes should hc all alike
~ 20 color. the height ~ the flowers and
the regularity 81 their bloom.
The vines are nec~SSary TO grow over
the edge OF the box and give tho graceful
finish to the pic' ure. lvv In alwavs do
sirahls. and there ara the varieyat.d vinss
that lend themselves admirably 10 tho
scherue.
Pretty M these window grrden- are,
and ssNnty a. tkSv are In New YORK. thev
are extremely inexpensive. This nav 10
one OF the reasons for The unpoDulsrity
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