Sept. 20.—We know a very attractive garden on Hungjao Road: it is attached to one of the most attractive residences on the south side of the road and it is in keeping with the house. There is always something in flower throughout the year and in Spring, when the various shrubs were coming into flower in succession, the place was a charming spot, There are some sheltered "corners" in the garden and we remember seeing larkspur in flower there long before we saw it elsewhere, it remained in flower for a long period also and cutting it down encouraged it to send forth a late crop: the bed was very showy against a background of maples and osmanthus. There was also a bed of phlox that we admired so much at the time, it was a scarlet variety which could be seen from all part of the garden and the garden is not small. Shrubs grow in the garden ju the manner we read about in books: perhaps it is the soil that is very good or maybe it is the care they receive, or the interest taken in the garden by the owner may havea lot to do with the successful cultivation of the plants.
This interest cannot help but encourage the gardener for he knows that the good things he produces will be appreciated and that even a failure may be partially overlooked when it is known that he has done his best to avert it. The house is quite close to the road so there is little space for a drive, cars proceed in at one gate and out at the other, however, and they pass through a nicely laid out section wi plenty of flowers in evidence. At the east side of the Rouse, we entered the garden through a gate in a wistaria and rose covered pergola. There was a spacious lawn in front of us and looking across to the south-east, we received the impression that there was no boundary to the garden, it appeared to include a well wooded area in the distance. Attractive shrubbery zr are arranged around the garden with provided for annuals in front, the various species are grouped and we noticed amongst others, lilacs, spireas, syringa, osmanthus, kerria, maples, junipers and pines. There is a nice cedar and pine, holly and willow groups along the south bank of a creek. In front of the house, a series of flower beds are arranged in a formal manner with an occasional Japanese juniper to break the monotony. The creek divides the garden into two parts: mounds and thick shruberries are to be seen on two sides of the "south of the creek" garden while the east section is occupied by a vegetable garden containing many nice things to eat and many more growing for future use. Crossing-the creek back into the main garden we turned to the left and found another vegetable garden hidden away behind the west boundary of the lawn. There is a small rose garden close to the greenhouse and a sundial which tells the time and gives other interesting information.—W.J-K.
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