The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-11-10

- NE OF the most beuuulul gar |
III "a dens IN England garden In !
u H the truest sense Of the word
"a ~ Is I.eonardslee, home Of Sir
Edmund Luder, Bart, whose !
love of flowers has made fairyland
of English scenery into retreat for
many of the eXotics over the seas. II
is difficult to describe, and more diff.
cult still to show in photography its
characteristics.
Tree and shrub winding walks,
g,impses Of even the sea Itself com
linC to form the charm of this garden.
But there is something more than
scenery. Sir Edmund Loder has
knowledge that few possess OF the
Himalayan rhododendrons Masses OF
the rarer species, with their wealth OF
flowers and vigor OF growth, arrest the
eye of the visitor. There are to be
seen the exquisite Rhodudcndron Auck
landi. the crimson r. cinnabarinum,
blandfordInnum and seedlings OF great
beauty. a book might well be written
OF the Importance OF bringing into the
garden. under suitable conditions, the
Himalayan and other shrubs which are
regarded as exotic. Exotic they are,
but many plants from different climes
than ours flourish exceedingly over
here when the garden is sheltered.
The Himalayan rhododcndrons are
among the fairest flowers OF the world,
Rhododendrons and azaleas make color
pictures of surprising beauty. BY the
water side at the time Of our visit was
Caltha polysepala, species OF marsh
marigold. which first Powered at Leo.
nardslec
The azaleas this year were revela-
ton OF coloring. masses OF bloom light
ms up the hillside with their splendor,
and seeming the air with their fra
GRANGE. One plant IN flower was Cal
tina polysepala, whose golden yellow
flowers were reflected in the water.
This is a plant all who love flowers
by the lake, pond or stream side
should possess Spring and early sum
mer are the times to see this garden
in its fullest beauty. The azaleas bring
color and picturesque beauty wherever
they are planted Azalea-time at Kew,
for instance, Is the most welcome OF
Hhe year. and the groups there, sur
rounded by magnolias and other trees
to throw into relief the brilliancy and
variety of the flower colorng, have had
n strong influence in promoting love
of gardening.
Apart from the beauty of this gar
den, its wildness and the numberless
plants one is glad to see In England
under conditions differing from those
in which they live In their native coun
try. there is also here a rock garden
4 A rock garden made as It should be
planted with such flowers as aubrietia
alyssum, arabs, etc. is a rock garden
founded naturally. There can be
grown many beautiful flowers from the
Alps and Himalayas. This one al
Leonardslee to those who love flowers
is a pure delight. A mass of color
wandering walks, here a splash of blut
and there splash of yellow. then sud
denly view of streaming water which
adds to the beauty OF the wlldness w
love so much. make up whole which
gives n thousand new ideas to thos'
who are devoted to their gardens
Nothing to offend the eye. but every
thing planned for the sake OF the flow
ers brought from the Alps and else
where that will enable them to attaii
to and show all their natural beauty
Ieonardslee Is a garden happily stu
ated. and when one walks on the hill
top the breath of the sea seems to floa
across this mass of flowers. Beyon'
the mere pictorial beauty of the place
there is something which appeals L
those who have an eye that can Sc
more than the mere picture, and tina
IA the development Of those flowers Il
which Sir Edmund Loder takes a de-
light.
1t is not given to everyone TO see o
many rhododendrons growing as
they were in their native land; but
is much more pleasurable to see tn
.seedlings which have been raised 1
this beautiful Sussex home. Here W
have under certain conditions a beat
,tiful English garden. color. fragranc
and everything that one wants to SUI
round an English home. II is ga
den for the specialist. Sometimes tn