Small Garden Design

Two plans for a small city or Urban Garden show a broad expanse of turf, broken in the center by a miniature cement lily pool. Stepping stones lead from the house to the pool, circle it and extend to the little arbor in the rear. Stepping stones detract less from the apparent size of the lawn than walks and are picturesque. A better way is to place the garden wooden gate a little to the right or left, and bring the path with an easy curve to the door, thus giving more privacy to the dwelling, especially as this idea can still further be developed in the arrangement of the borders on each side, which can be devoted to ornamental gardening. Next to a wall a good Whitethorn hedge forms the best boundary fence, and as regards shelter it is even superior to a wall. When the bottom is kept free from weeds, and the top neatly clipped, it gives an air of tidiness to the garden, and is usually indicative of good culture on the part of the occupier.