South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-15
Beauty Of the Japanese Garden

was done away with and the beauty
appeared
Rocky hilIsides TOO. barren
wastes OF sand and stone, she has
made over into attractive gardens.
II is a simple matter. she says. 20
drill holes In the rocks and put in
earth, and then plant seeds and
shrubs. And she hnds il quite pos
sible 20 help nature, without giving
an artificial aspect 10 the land
one Of the most interesting ac-
complishments OF this garden archi-
tect was the bird garden that she
built. This was rectangular in shape
and enclosed by a high wire fence
small pool in the center was rim
med about with rocks and clumps
of grass and guarded by four JOpiary
birds-that is, evergreen trees cut i'm
formal bird shapes. Then there
were all sorts Of shrubs and flower
inS plants that attract birds.
shrubs that have gray red berries
In autumn are popular with some
birds; others, the humming birds.
for instance. like plants that bear
sweet flowers. Evergreen trees
made a good outer border Bird
houses were scattered artisttcally
about i'm the shrubbery, also bird
baths. Small sticks, topped with
little dishes 10 hold crumbs and
other food. were concealed in the
bushes \ garden seat at one side,
with a wire trellis arranged like
canopy overhead. added a pictur-
esque touch.
Another interesting garden Miss
Jay built upon three acres OF mar
Dor mud. a client of hers had an
island which he wished 10 convert
into a peninsula. OF course, this
had to be filed in and covered with
good soil. Now in place of that
harbor mud, formerly all waste
space. there is a large herbaceOUs
garden, a remarkably beautiful rose
garden, a pergola, a tennis court and
a small, quiet pool fringed by tall
cedars. A number of large trees are
/ scattered about effectively.
This garden architect says that it
is surprising what lovely effects can
be achieved in a short time. and she
adds that no one need hesitate to
build a house on land where there
are no trees. for il is possible to
move even large ones quite easily in
winter. when the ground and roots
are frozen. She has moved maple
trees 50 feet high, and her expert
ence has been that they have bios
somed out in the spring as beauti-
fully as though they had never
been disturbed.
This profession is by no means
an easy one and the preparation is
expensive: il requires an immense
amount Of study and travel" says
Miss Jay. Training i'm architec-
tural drawing and a thorough
knowledge of trees, shrubbery and
I plants, for their uses in ornamental
planting, are essential. Then, too,
the woman who would become a
garden achitect must have a strong
| sense of proportion and of color. Al
So she must be able TO visualize her
| ideas, to see right there. no matter
| how hopeless, apparently, a piece Of
land or swamp may be. the garden
that she means TO build If she can
see the finished product, that beauti-
/ full garden which she has planned
instead OF the waste space before
her. and has the initiative and
/ courage to carry out her ideas, in
/ spite of all sorts of unexpected diff
| fculties. she may achieve success in
/ this profession. As / said, il is by
no means an easy one, but it is,
nevertheless. delightful and salts
flying"