New-York tribune., 1907-07-14

taxury means Ear more than II did even ten years
ago tor. apart from the placing Of the house. the
garden that IS TO enhance SO greatly the beauty OF
the Colonial. Elizabethan, Tudor Spanish edifce
hes 10 be considered from many points OF view.
Unless both have the appearance of having grown
np together amid the surroundings the proper ef-
feet is never quite gained. No house OF any size
and considerable cost is now built without gem
erzi agreement the fitness Of the site chosen
between the architect and the landscape architect,
who together think out the scheme of house and
surroundings. the aim being make both house
and gardens appear If they had always been
with undisputed right exactly in the spot that
had been carefully selected
The Colonial garden requires only few Of the
Embellishments found IN the more intricate italian
or English gardens. The italian garden is the
most formal Of all and at the same time the most
picturesque being founded the old Roman and
sompe;an lines. It is furnished to speak. with
the most fascinating benches OF carved stone
marble and has fountains dals statuary. urns,
curious pots and the ubiquitous pergola which
wines trail and droop. and q shady retreat is Of
fered all times at point where the best view OF
the beauties Of the place to be found. The per-
COLA IS strictly Italian fancy but IS not kept
solely for the Italian formal garden The entrance
gates are built in keeping with the style of gar
Gen, and when the sunken Dutch garden IS
chosen steps and terraces surrnounted by coping,
with occasional posts on which stone vases are
mounted. the usual treatment.
The Colonial garden IS more purely for
flowers than any Of the others, and quaint beyond
descrirton are the box bordered beds. filed with
sweet scented oldtime blossoms, which minge their
fragrance with the odor Of the box
A Colonial garden Of the purest type is that at
Mount Vernon, where Washington was wont
spend much time amid his favorite flowers. For
a time this became almost dilapdated. but has been
restored its original condition. all the breaks in
the box borders Of the variously shaped beds hav-
ing been filed in by plants propagated from the
original hedge The place for the arrangement of
the curviljnesr garden beds drawn by General
Washington himself, and beyond them he allowed
large hedge nclosed garden plots where every kind
Of old fashioned flower sul blooms AT the noTth
end of the garden there follows the curving con-
tour Of the brick garden wall.
In Maryland one finds another truly exquisite
garden at Hampton. Baltimore County, the homo
Of the Ridgelys for many generations, John
Tidgely being the present owner Here box edged
parteTres Of cut work the distinguishing feat
Nre, and in olden times fine white sand was strewn
the ground beneath the flowers TO make them
show out more plainly In their perfection. The
shapes Of the beds all have distinctive names as
quaint their eurving lnes-'knots,' hearts"
goose foot" etc.-and in each all manner Of
flowers that grow low and bloom freely are
planted. coming up year after year TO delight their
again.
Mrs. Beverley Kennon's country seat, Tudor
Place. at Georgetown D. c, displays a really old
time garden with clipped box borders and hedges
and Is celebrated for the holyhocks that grow IN
greatest profuson. amid other flowers favored by
the early colonsts. who brought with them small
packets Of seeds from their English homes and
produced faithfully as possible the gardens Of
their forefathers, with the small differences that
have given them the classification Of colonial as
distinguished from the moro formal English
garden
Lexington. KY, is now owned by Mrs. II c. Nc
howell a granddaughter. II has besides perfectly
kept grounds with wonderful trees, grouped
nature willed. a famous garden, which occupies a
large rectangular plot south Of the long stretch Of
lawn the back of the house. where and lilac
bushes dating back Mr.. Clsy's lifetime still
flourish. at Grumblethorp, the home Of Charles
a.. tv,gf b. hoo.
cered beds hold every old fashioned flower that
blooms Sweet blossoraing shrubs there well,
and through the middle length Of the garden
wide path stretches from end to end, the beds at
either side roucing of at corners by the cross
paths, which sometimes lead under rustic arches
sattices. This garden dates from early Colonial
times ana is one OF the purest specimens Of the
Horticulture OF Revolutionary times The gardens at
the Manning homestead. Salem. Mass. closely re-
eemble Il, but have the additional charm Of vases
at intervals. carved Of stone and raised shoulder
high On roughly hewn stone Dedestals. Craigie
afouse, the home OF Longfellow. has charming
formal garden beyond the lovely lawn, and at
Albany The garden of Mrs Abraham Lansing IS a
source OF greatest delight any fortunate enough
70 gain adrnittance- 1t was planted by her father
and mother. General and Mrs. Peter Gansevoort, in
1876 Beyond 1T is a marvellous old hedge Of lnacs.
forming what is known all over the state as the
'qiIac walk" The house. too, is well worthy OF
reproduction by any one in search OF Dutch Co
lonial house, the whole seeming part Of another
world into which the noise and hustle OF to-day
cannot enter.
Colonial gardens belong particularly to flower
lovers, but Italian gardens those most in evi-
oerce at the fashionable resorts and on the huge
estates Of the multi -nillionaires. The formal gar
dens OF George Vanderbilt at Riltmore and Of Mrs.
II. Nick. Twombly, q FlorhaIn. in Madison, y. J..
possess worldwide fame. AT Bntmore house tho
formal garden a long terrace and at inter
walls aquatic gardens, in which all the most
beautiful Towering water plants grow. long
juts out from this terrace nearly in front OF
the house; at the end OF il is most attractive
arbor, which may be used a teahouse.
New Jersey claims two very beautiful gardens
Of note, in close proximity, Hurstmont, the
OF James TOman Pyle, being where all that is
artistic seems To have come together in spot.
Here a hillside, with most wonderful view of
valley and mountains beyond. the house and gar
dens situated, the house overlooking the
formal garden, which IS below and beyond a lawn
The garden is arranged in geometrcaI precision
or squares and rectangles Trees stand like sen
fines at the path entrances, and around the water
garden IN the middle. where water lilies little
stone cherubs flourish, bay trees IN earthen-
ware pots Some Of the flowers that grow in box
bordeTed beds and without and along the
walls which two sides OF the garden only
roses. oshlias, peonies and other fall plants
ht the intersection of the paths near the head of
the garden IS Of italian marble upheld
by two cupIds, and at end. between tall cedars
Is quaint bench with griffin supports
The other garden is also q hillside. It is that
OF A. ID. Mum, whose summer home at LleweIlyn
Park Is several hundred feet above level. This
hillside is cut into eight terraces the upper ones
devoted TO fruit and vegetables and the two lower
ones 20 flowers and formal garden, which is on
the second. Here AT the right hand is the most
notable feature, for the everPTeens of rare va
f1etes are trimmed into conventional shapes-
pyramids, squares, bushes standards and round
balls, and. last but least, n peacock with
al