The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-10
AIDS TOTHE GARDENS BEAUTY
BETTER TASTE ~ OJTDoOh
PTRNITI RE- Now SNOWY.
italian Gardens Possible ENen I'm small
spaces RNai Methods % FraminS
n view Marble BrncheS ana sun
Dials Chraprr Ready Made PerE o'as'

D,aI, Ihrap-r Ready Made PerSOlas.
The spre,d 81 wealth in this country
,ha, turned the thoughts OF Americans
ia tho possession of beautiful country
home. and gardens has been the cause
nT the elaborate decoration OF country
gardens that furn lshez to-day 81 great a
contrast to the simplicity 81 Such el'hP-
ment even ten years ago.
-Of cnurs.. there has been great I'M
proyement IN American gardens
land,cap., architect told Tar SUN reporter
the other day. although there M" uh
de,i,bla sNnggarations In some cases
that max. even the Victorian days OF the
rustic heuCn seen art IstI &c. N whole'
however. there y little Clus" Tor complaint
nj the Wholesale use Il garden turnh ure
r,wadsvs Some uf u u beautiful ana
moreover " very positive Whh'y II must
he l.nrnr IN mind. however. ihat certain
rv,es are suited only to gardens "t the
sarne general character.
Take one example. Noh" o' w"
marbles sent here from LAZY in Im'iai ION
n nc MEDIEVAL designs has move fully
,st,fi,,d itself than the garden seat
The como. nf the Renaissance marble
hapch.s ar, a delight 20 sit on. whatever
Won may think of their looks. Ia place ot
~. ,i,ke,y ly.nch. painted 10 represent
the natural wool with gnarled kn"h-
here and there that stuck III your "a'S :,
or bumped YOUR shins there - the solid
marble bsuch II ~ superior 70 'ho
moulded iron bench with the grape leaves
naint 81 green because II VIII NOT ihSr'
on falling into the ground an one size
and makiugIt It's poss'-sor feel rs u ne were
lopSlded,
There are artistic drawbacks even
70 the u4a of these tasteful garden orna-
ments 4 Renaissance stone O"hch III
an old fashioned New England garien
il a. much ont Of place ~ "A tame non
would ba IL u wholly al variance WITH
its surroundings Yet | have knowh
per.ons who are not without taste to nnilh
a fence of stone about a corner on theIr
grounds. plant there an old iashl"h"u
carbon with the New England flowers
and then add two - three ltaian marple
h.nche. The irca fountain OF the htIl"
hoy and his SISTER under the MN breila
IN not much more indrtt-tIc than TINS
.Iust because an object IA IN itself artistic
and aur-arlor 20 it, predecessors does
not mean that IL can be appropriately
placed anywhere
or course there are few kinds Of furnl-
ture suited to the old fashioned garden
reauirrd. and the owners OF gardens
Who Use taste never need make such a
mistake, a. the selection OF stone Oench
for an American garden There are
beautiful wooden benches turned oui
now bv American a. well ~ 10y German
and English makers that are intended
for parr.rts OF native character.
The sun dials which were all but IN
known few years ago, the urns TOT
plants, the well heads fountains, pillar
busts and pergoias, this landscape
architect said. enable the owner at even
a small garden To- accomplish very heauti-
T,I and art sic results II - not necessary
that tn, space should hc large have
sc.n the bet results accomplished on
A YER. sruaA plot of ground when u va.
an Italian garden that was sought II
ia much moro question OF arrangement
IN such a ca... than ui space. Some oi
tho original Italian gardens cover bit
a small area. hut tho artistic arrangement
nj their decoration imparts great beauty
~ tbar ~ almost every element ia thu
makeup IL am Italian garden eNC'p; the
New rork state there ~ no reason why Il
should be- difficult to make such a Garder
In thus country
on. ~ tho Italian gardens that THIS
landscape architect designed Is nea
Boston IL seemrd to contain a specimen
Of nearly every kind Of garden marble
that Italy had ever sent out here. but ~
spite 81 the amount there was such unity
in IA. design thai there was no senss %
oVercruw.iing
Tho garden was sunk about twelve feet
A ban-trpdo ran about the terrace. form
ing a nas.tIrt ~ on" point nIgn wal
aros., 10 this and IN front Of ~ stood w.
pillar. ON tho other side at this wal
was -r,.l pcrgolA near which w"r" i've
marble benches Two massive carve,
u-ns stood a. the foot Of tn" stair dc
scendrug into the Cari"n A. int"rval
stool Fu'ui EsnlIs-auC" columns aga,ns
the baiI-'raie In" busus mounted ~
pediu.nt- used ma antiquity to mars th'
oyo.srr-. II roads APPEARED here ans
Their Ivy ;sll IA long t"-'opns from th'
hal, trade over the Eide~ Of the garden
hght flowers hioomed riutnuSlv m tt'
beds along the wall. and tHIck spla,a'-
of cool green zhr1iui-'ry added note o
contrast ~ IN" white Of tn" stone an,
marhln Two massive view trees wer'
Ike bells 81 gre"n velvet on contra
polnt nt ia" land~'ap" The WALKS abou
the beds Of flowers were made Of dul
rod brick In spite of she narrow apac'
into which all this detail was Crnvic,
IL did not -nefn m IN" least OV"riDns
1t - Just the oNcluSiv"ne>s OF ~
spara IN which thai - all pia'e,i, th
lAnd-,Ipo architect sail. that enable,
me D. mako 10 80 thorDug " ltaiar
II ~ not l,n~slhI" for any outside "l@mer,
n 0bLrilic Iu. eve -..'- only the sam
styl- of thing wherever ~ may lOOh
Color. -tvl". ,sriud. aud above all feelirR
which I- ~ once. ia" result Of IA
other si.Tr"-.-- AMI %" most lWppr'ar
OF troru n., are ''" Same - the amour
Of zugrr a. di-ppSs. may not b" =
imrortauf ~ % s.''fns ia hundreds 81 Tia
ian gardens Mach more h-aut'iul eject
NAV 10. u,ralu''t when ~" land a. uai
urAly a..i'..i TIT Any enClo-si ~par
especially u o. - suuren below IL" iev'
about u. ls 'uu,p better afapt'-i 10 pr
d,tca art.sf., results than Is fA' spa
81 land. bg, Their" are Int"re-ttuY Ie~ul
To be- hal p,.T r"r"
An "Nanri" uf tu.- kind Of an ItalA
garden .NoWtsi what had originally bs.r
. small pear orchArd not more than fit
yards s1uar" In" little trees we're place