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Park And Flower Beds: Gardens are at their magnificent best in sun-warmed Monaco, so closely guarded from rough winds by the Maritime Alps. Four varied gardens, all beautifully maintained, are the Casino Park and Flower Beds; the Exotic Gardens (with interesting grottoes), appropriately known as "Petite Afrique," boasting tropical trees and shrubs; the neighboring Park of Princess Antoinette; and the St. Martin Gardens, with their hand¬some pines, adjacent to the Oceanographic Museum on Monaco Rock.
The grass has had no lime, fertilizer, weed control measures or treatment for pests or diseases. Neither has it been watered, but because it is lo¬cated in a low-lying area this is not serious. Except hi the severest droughts the soil is reasonably moist beneath.
The interesting thing is that after a quarter of a century the outlines of the flower beds are clearly discernible. With¬in the beds the grasses are practically all.
Kentucky Blue and other desirable kinds, except for odd places where sod has been kicked up by ball players or others or has been disturbed by a badly handled mow¬ing machine, or in other ways, and crab grass has invaded. This survival of desir¬able grasses would not be so surprising were it not for the fact that between the beds (and the between the beds area is far more extensive than that of the beds) there is practically nothing but crab grass; it is almost a pure stand.seriously injured.
The reason the turf in the beds is thick enough to repel crab grass through all these years is simple. The soil there was origi¬nally spaded and generously nourished.See Also Raised Flower Beds:This enterprising Roof garden is perhaps best undertaken by an expert, since major alterations on the already established building are necessary if heavy objects such as raised flower beds or ponds are to be supported. The plot is a basic square incorporating two smaller squares placed at opposite corners. One of these squares contains a pond, in the center of which stands a white bird sculpture. An arbor covered with climbers, and a Table and chairs, occupy the other corner. There is a raised bed by the side of the pool, which repeats the style of the peripheral raised beds.
A Ithough based on a formal layout of straight lines, the profusion of JT-plants spilling freely over the cultivation beds softens the look of this garden. The design consists of a square grid of paving and a series of raised beds, with patio seats marking two diagonals and a bench placed opposite the doorway. Containers are placed at random to create an informal feel. There is also a frosted-glass window, which not only protects garden from wind but also masks the unattractive view outside.
On The Other Hand See Flower Beds:It is an entire outdoor apartment, and your problem as a designer is to tie the various rooms together into one satisfying, con¬gruous whole. True, the element of sur¬prise may be introduced. Plan so that the entire area is not seen from any one place. Inviting paths may lead the visitor to un¬expected views and places of special in¬terest, but transitions must be easy and natural, not awkward and shocking. Above all, don't stick patches of flower beds about like postage stamps on a letter. The gar¬den that consists of a few beds imposed on a lawn without relation to other features in the general picture is, I hope, as dead as a dodo.
Ghent is the flower capital of Belgium, lying amid miles of cultivated ower beds, and also the center of Flemish culture and erudition, with a important university. Of course such a city should be full of great |
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