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Wall and water gardens (1901)

Jekyll, Gertrude, 1843-1932 · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 263

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the little island.It is better to group them on the shore and to plantthe island with something of upright form that willgive beautiful reflection in the water, or to let it becovered with non-woody vegetation. The common Rhododendron ponticum, with one ortwo of bold growth that have white flowers,… … POPLARS BY THE STREAM-SIDE. WATER-VIOLET {HOTTONIA)IN THE FOREGROUND. SMALL PONDS AND POOLS 119 whole shows against a background of Spruce Fir,it will probably be as noble a use of these grandflowers as could be combined in a half wild place. Here, even more than in a garden, where also itis often…

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