DOI issue:
Nr. 158 (April 1910)
DOI article:Priestman, Mabel Tuke: A small formal garden in the suburbs
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19866#0231
Austrian white pine, magnolia, flowering dogwood,
sugar maples and the Judas tree, while rhododen-
drons, mountain pine and yew are massed parallel
with the pergola. The beds in the center of the
garden are bordered with rows of peonies, roses and
yuccas planted alternately. In the center of each
parterre is a single Irish yew, and the spaces sur-
rounding it are filled with the following: New Eng-
land aster, dianthus barbatus, funkias, spiraea
astilbe, hollyhocks, campanula carpatica, larkspur,
stokesia, hypericum moserianum, dicentra spec-
tabilis, phlox (hybrids), phlox (sublata), aquilegia,
foxgloves, Oriental poppy, Rudbeckia (golden glow).
On the west side of the garden, behind the stone
wall, against which the seats are placed, is a varied
planting of conifers. Next to the wall are retino-
sporas, arbor vitae, pines, Norway spruce and hem-
lock, interspersed with a smaller species and Japan-
ese roses, gradually decreasing in size as they ap-
proach the road.
The hilly part of the garden below has been
planted with a great variety of trees and shrubs, the
nursery order for which shows a total of five hun-
dred plants, representing an outlay of $450. The
entire cost of improving these grounds, including the
buying of all the plants and trees, was $2,300.
When the gardens were planted the owner desired
that they should not entail too much labor in the
care of them. This was carefully carried out, and it
stands to-day a good example of "a one-man place,"
as not only can the hedges be kept clipped and the
beds weeded and lawns mowed, but the man is also
able to do the work of the stable.
The true purpose of a garden should not be lost
sight of, as not only should it provide means of en-
joyment for the members of the family, but it
should be designed in proper keeping with the char-
acter of the surrounding country, with the architec-
tural features fitting into the general landscape
scheme. The success with which Mr. Boyd has
met some of the problems involved in this instance
may be gathered from the above plan.
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sugar maples and the Judas tree, while rhododen-
drons, mountain pine and yew are massed parallel
with the pergola. The beds in the center of the
garden are bordered with rows of peonies, roses and
yuccas planted alternately. In the center of each
parterre is a single Irish yew, and the spaces sur-
rounding it are filled with the following: New Eng-
land aster, dianthus barbatus, funkias, spiraea
astilbe, hollyhocks, campanula carpatica, larkspur,
stokesia, hypericum moserianum, dicentra spec-
tabilis, phlox (hybrids), phlox (sublata), aquilegia,
foxgloves, Oriental poppy, Rudbeckia (golden glow).
On the west side of the garden, behind the stone
wall, against which the seats are placed, is a varied
planting of conifers. Next to the wall are retino-
sporas, arbor vitae, pines, Norway spruce and hem-
lock, interspersed with a smaller species and Japan-
ese roses, gradually decreasing in size as they ap-
proach the road.
The hilly part of the garden below has been
planted with a great variety of trees and shrubs, the
nursery order for which shows a total of five hun-
dred plants, representing an outlay of $450. The
entire cost of improving these grounds, including the
buying of all the plants and trees, was $2,300.
When the gardens were planted the owner desired
that they should not entail too much labor in the
care of them. This was carefully carried out, and it
stands to-day a good example of "a one-man place,"
as not only can the hedges be kept clipped and the
beds weeded and lawns mowed, but the man is also
able to do the work of the stable.
The true purpose of a garden should not be lost
sight of, as not only should it provide means of en-
joyment for the members of the family, but it
should be designed in proper keeping with the char-
acter of the surrounding country, with the architec-
tural features fitting into the general landscape
scheme. The success with which Mr. Boyd has
met some of the problems involved in this instance
may be gathered from the above plan.
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