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18 WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1924 Te] ANDSCADE DEPARTMENT CVSHING SMITH MA THE USE OF WATER IN THE GARDEN Whether your mood be happy or sad, rollicking or quiet, there is a water-fea- ture for your garden, which can change the blue sky to a brighter hue, can drive sorrow away and bring to your day a joy and thrill which it has missed. It matters not your age, for gardens with water therein are no respecter of persons. They rather bring youth back to the aged, and stimulate the bubbling jov of childhood, which is seemingly secking someone or something which is in tune. We are not talking of flow- In the case of the smaller pools, with few exceptions, notably large lily ponds where the banks may be 'of puddled clay, the material best adapted to their construction is crete, and the whole pool should be re- inforced to prevent its cracking in the heaving effects of frost action in this climate. "If you do not care for the smooth cement surface, it can be masked by a weathered stone or even by a rub- er or formal gardens only, but of in- ble wall. formal lawn areas where there may be room for a small bird-bath, or for a water-fall or rivulet, along the shores of which the butter-cups vie with the iris in absorbing the treasured moisture. Why is it that as a child we enjoyed most the spot known to us alone, where upon an old log across a quiet flowing stream, in the heart of the woods, alone with nature and with God, we fished, dozed, swam, or watched the old turtle or the frogs as they sunned themselves on the river's bank. This, the earliest form of water-garden should be emulated more than has been the case in the past. To reproduce a spring-fed brook in a naturalistic setting, is a task for a life- time, and is a work of art in the crea- tion of which the efforts of even a Corot are but amateurish. Too often with the pliable changing materials with which we are working, we fail to realize the secrets of the natural physical phenom- ena, the physic-graphical and geological formations which must be studied and aspired to, as they are spread out before our wondering eyes in our native land- scape. For a small pood for gold-fish or even any pool of average size the water should be in motion to insure its freshness. Without that precaution the pool becomes only a mosquito-breeding pond and a menace to the health of the entire neigh- borhood. Water-lilies seem to do better in a sluggish stream where the crowns of the plants are not over twelve to fif- teen inches below the water surface. The tender varieties of lily corms may be planted in tubs sunk in the bottom of the pool. FOR SALE Trees, Shrubs and Perennials BARGAINS John Ostrowsky 1487 Asbury Avenue, Hubbard Woods Phone Winnetka 546-J bbb LLL LLL LLL LE rT) NOW IS THE TIME For Annuals Bedding Plants and window Boxes F. MUELLER FLORIST Cut Flowers and Pot Plants. Scott and Linden Ave. HUBBARD WOODS Phone Winnetka 437 BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME LLL LAA LL TET ETE EET XT LAL LL ELL IIIT I EEE EE EE EEE EY EEL TITLE EE EEE EE EE EEE EEE EEE ET) Slate in its varied colors is also well adapted to use on the coping or top edge of the pool. For the more formal pools in the Italian, French or English gardens where the mansion is of stone or of brick with stone trim, a cut stone pool should be preferably constructed with carefully cut stone coping in keeping with the architectural character of the house. In shape and in size the pool must be designed to fit the size of the lot, the landscape plan which has been studied, and the use to which it is to be put. If for wading, then it should be shallow at least at one end; if for fish or for wat- er-lilies or for both, its depth will not exceed eighteen to twenty-four inches; if for swimming, avoid too great a depth on account of danger to the children of the neighborhood, and avoid further any jutting rock formations on which the child may be injured. The water may be introduced into the pool in a great variety of ways. A fountain of a single jet, falling back into a thousand brilliant drops and rip- ples as it strikes the pool surface is the simplest form. The pool may be fed nnn JERRY KUCERA"S Perennial Garden at 1050 Oak Street, Cor. Rosewood Avenue, Winnetka, Ill. All kinds of Perennial plants and Shrubs for sale, also best mixture of Gladioli from 40c to $1.00 per doz. For any kind of Landscape Gardening call Winnetka 329. sdk ob bododododob dood ob dob dodoh ob ooh do ode ooo obs of obs of oe of oo oF Be oe ob ob BoB Bob ob ob oBoob Boog oo of of obo obs oo of ode boob Boo Boob ob ob fob ob ob which Portland cement con-. from what appears to be a hidden spring which bubbles out of a stone pocket, trickles over the stone ledges until it loses its individuality in the quiet pool below. The water may in turn come from the mouth of a grotesque set in the' the garden wall into a stone basin over the rim of which it clingingly falls to the larger pools below. The overflow should be so designed that it permits the maintaining of a uni- form level, the opening being screened to keep out the leaves or foreign ob- jects and yet so attached that it can be unscrewed and the pool drained and cleaned in the fall. Among the gardens of the world in which water is ever present we immedi- ately think of the cascades, water-falls, pools and basins, secret fountain jets sprayed the unwary passer-by, fountains of beautiful sculptural perfec- tion and water-organs of old Italy. It is there that the use of water 'reached its height with elaborate pumping and hydraulic systems to enable the estate owner to use the same water over and over again, pumping from the lower levels to the higher from whence by gravity the water appeared and re-ap- peared on the terraced gardens into which the hillsides were divided. Space does not permit of a discussion of the artificial lakes, their design and construction, nor yet of swimming-pools and a myriad of other uses to which wat- er in motion can be put. Perhaps you have received some little inspiration, enough so that your little family may yet have their gold-fish pool, about the iris-lined borders of which many a fam- ily council has been held, and in the waters of which the dancing flames of the camp-fire are silently reflected to the accompaniment of the merry vocies of the children at a marshmallow roast. CUSHING SMITH, Landscape Architect. Wilmette, May 25th, 1924. STUDY THE WANT AD Nobody but a spendthrift dislikes to save money. There are only a few people who, if they could get something for 90 cents, would insist on paying a dollar. And so, since most of us are fairly thrifty, why shouldn't we, on cer- tain occasions, look into the Want Ads for what we want and save something to put into our savings account? Many things, as good as new, are of- ferred there for a fraction of what they would cost if new. Used cars are really in certain respects better than new ones, and often they cost only half as much. Second hand furniture is just as strong and handsome as first hand furniture; in fact a little use rubs off the often ob- jectionable newness. Go to Church Sunday ~ va a oly Frank Borovicka Let me give you an es- timate on your FLOW. ER BOX PLANTING. It is also time to set out your annuals. 746 Center St. Phone 283 WINNETKA -- . ---- Office Telephone HIGHLAND PARK 36 EVERGREENS We Plant and Guarantee a --,-- a RAVINIA NURSERIES F. D. Clavey & Sons ; TREES HIGHLAND PARK, ILL. NURSERIES ONE MILE WEST OF RAVINIA PARK Nurseries Telephone | HIGHLAND PARK 58 SHRUBS Accurate Estimates Submitted PRUNING Phones: When Your Trees Need Expert Attention THOMAS J. LYNCH SPRAYING SURGERY Largest organization on the North Shore specializing in the scientific treatment of trees. 2 PROUTY ANNEX, WINNETKA Winnetka 1294--Glencoe 514--Lake Forest 1323 FLOWER AND Vegetable Plants of all kinds. Driveways Built and Re- paired. Will fix up your whole place in No. 1 condi- tion and care for it during season. Call Winnetka 430 or Glencoe 1095 S. BISETH Landscape Gardener 'Bedding Plants Vincas English Ivy, etc. Porch and Window Boxes Filled Edwards, Florist 917 Willow St., WINNETKA Phone Winnetka 885 N \ BN EVERGREENS PERENNIALS SHRUBS--TREES Phone Winnetka 1549 Winnetka Landscape Co. M. J. Sullivan and Son GRADING FERTILIZER SEEDING LAWNS BLACK DIRT TRIMMING MANURE | GET OUR ESTIMATE 882 PINE ST. WINNETKA UU ZZ ZZ 7777 777777777777, Nua rrr rrr rrr TL TIILLILLLL LLL SSIS LLL LLL ASSL ISIS SLL L SSS SIA ASSIS SSSA SSIS II A FS SSSA SSIS FAAS A IIIA SSS SSSI SILA 7 dd ddd dda dd ddd ddd ddd add ded Zz, ibaa bol LLL RL LLL EE EL LEE EE EEE EE EE EE EE EEE EE TL LLY) LJ Beautify Your Garden Can you picture the effect of a beautiful bird bath placed in an appropriate spot in your garden? They are guaranteed against frost and sun crack. Stop in at one of the following dealers and see them on display. Price $15.00 Wilmette Bird House 326 Linden Ave. Wilmette E. B. Taylor & Co. 546 Center St. Winnetka Henry C. Weinecke 680 Vernon Ave. Glencoe North Shore Garden Beautifiers Ray W. Gloede, Prop. WILMETTE ILLINOIS Suggestions and accurate estimates given without charge on garden, fish and lily pools. Phone for appointment Wil. 2810 LLL LL lb Ro Ll lol LE LEE EE EE EEE EE EE EE EEE EE LJ Rakai ih a a bb ko LL A hd Franken Bros. Nursery Deerfield, Ill. | We would like to share with you the pleasure of seeing about 350 different varieties of Darwin, Cottage and Breeder tulips in blossom and extend, therefore, a cordial invitation to you to visit us from May 21st to the end of the blooming sea- SO1. Franken Bros. Nursery Deerfield, III. ssa LA LLL ILLIA ILL EE I EEE EE EE EEE EE EEE EE EE EE TE TEX