Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-07-22
WHAT LANDSCAPE GARDENER
BOYNTON is DOING
BEAUTIFUL SUMNER HOUSE
Boating, Bathing, Picnicking, Swing
ing and Teetering Are Popular
Amusements.

The city park has as usual been
popular resort this season and will
continue to be so until the summer
Is over. The cool shade to be found
under the numerous trees tempts the
average denizen of Grants Pass to
seek the cool breezes of the river
and the grateful shade. The picnic
parties held in the park this season
have been almost too numerous to
mention or count. Church parties,
family parties and friendly parties
have made up the gatherings so far,
occupying afternoon and evening. 1T
is to be regretted that the park is
not lighted, but during these moon
light evenings the seats and grass
have been covered with those seek
ing the delightful breeze which is at
all times to be found on the river
Boating has added much to the en-
joyment of many who go to the park
and bathing has been INDUCED in
short distance above and across the
river and both afternoons and even
ings the shores are lined with this
class of pleasure seekers. The gaso-
line launch makes many trips to
White Rocks under the skilful man.
agement of Captain Costain. The
numerous canoes and row boats help
TO make the river front an animated
scene at all hours of the day and un-
I'll late in the evening.
The work on the park this season
has made rapid progress. The park
extension east has occupied large
share of the time of Mr.. Boynton, our
able landscape gardener, who some
thing more than three years ago laid
out the park and has kept at WORK
constantly. Since the taking IN OF
the new ground the main entrance
to the park proper has been maze
on the south side Here skill mas
been shown in the graceful curves
which make room for the double iron
gates which guard the driveway, on
for pedestrians, and a granite walk
for pedestrians and granite walk.
The main drive way will be paved
with crushed rock to insure a road
that will at all times be free from
mud. Over the grand entrance are
the words in large letters city
Park" On entering the gates you
w,ll see 10 the right the summer
house which Is very pretty. 1t is
painted green inside and out. " i'
trimmed in white and there Is a
-,-, ~, the ton which gives the name
NJ "Rosedale" to the building ana
locality. The grounds around thls
rest room are beautiful, and true to
name roses of some 247 varieties nc
two alike. will adorn the grounds
Some have been put out this year ano
,re IN hloom. There are beautifu
granite walks through the arena
leading TO the building and on eithe'
side Of these walks roses are or vii
he planted. Over the buiIdint
climbing roses Of the choicest varie
ties will keep out the sun and insure
, coo, retreat for visitors. Ever
h,ooming roses Of all kinds and co'or
will be the strong feature Of this de
Hrhtful locality. It will be the mos
beautiful spot I'm the Rogue Rive
valley and e will display the fines
collection OF roses 20 be found any
where or I'm any town in The country
The arena I'm the midst of which thL
rose bower is located is surrounded
bv belt of natural trees One re'
wide This Is the hlshest land in 'h
mark and the view from 'h's no'H.
very pretty. as It covers 'he en..I
mark Hself. the Rogue Hror 'h
grand steel bridge that spans SO ''
the city ln the distance. With 'h
mountain scenery for q background
North of Roscdalc IS Deer Park
hos beon left I'm brush so as to CIV
10 the deer protection from the h'
sun When completed 1t will b
ton,sa and the deer turned in tn
location OF these grounds Is on ID