The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-12

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tuISsque Oorners lh = county shieh IN
o,uuss many ueau'iiui estates covered
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hOWering vines, With rosebeda and bits
o. shubbery where the picture demanded
cnlor and form. Though I cleared a nod
amount an thts Di.ce ~ - n. 800
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value 70 me vas as an advertisement
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me 10 do theirs.
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anu 'quA-h uOuH, IN syle ! should
cail " an adaptauon OF me Italian and the
English gardens. Though IL has many
more Howera than An Italian gardsn
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charge Of the dwelling OF three terraces
and the building q a perRola and An an
closing wall n was 4 satiSfactorv n,sSs
OF WoTn ia every particular Ia raid me
we'll. beoatse / charged a. much IA Ire
best OF men landscape Architects would
have done.
Perhaps Il IL not discreet for me 10
admit hi though n h the absoiuts trntb
that the hardest gardens have ever 1,ads
have haen for women. / don't believe
any Of them realized il. o4vtainlv tbsv
never intended 10 rive me 40 much tro,,his
The reason for Il 40 Tar AZ / can make
oo1lidspes IN me thew would o Nave 80 'I ~
a man
III every slightest thing didn't happan
Just a. they had imagined Il would thew
we're writing or teleuhouinV IN the r,c.s
sSits,sd manner no Fnov ~ rs y. ~ - H.
Nine times ont Of len the tres that hadn',
come or the bulbs that hadn't made their
Appearances Al tho time expected hnd a.
rived before the letter OF complaint
cached me Nov m n had hasn 4 rnsn
landSoaps Architect thew wo,ll6 nave 80
so nurh Confidence In Ma f,dSmSn,
and ability that they wouldn't have given
the matter a second thought. Because
thew we're suspicious Of nv abIlitV aOd
kept the closest sort OF watch on every
detail
Yes. everybody seems 20 think that a
woman landscaps architect should have
no end Of trouble with worsnsn and con-
tractors. 30 fSr | have hsd tTo,,bIs Win
onlV one contractor and none with a -orI- |
man.
This trouble all came about bacnuua
the contractor underestimated the coal
OF grading the around and makIn9 ths
beds. He found more rock than NJ had |
calculated. The result was that the worE |
cost him 500 more than he had aRured |
on.
The trouble was finally settled ami |
cablv BY the person for whom the RnTdsn 4
vas being made paving 800 extra. Tho
loss Of the other 500 had 10 fall on tho /
contractor.
-My method Il tO.aee the Rrounds. work
out plans and then turn them over 10
contractors 10 make bids for the Work /
When first began | used 70 guperintend
all the planting myself, not only because I |
wanted 20 save the money but bscalIae / /
felt that ] needed the knoWledgs, the
practical experiences, this aide Of the bust
ness would give me. Then not having