1811 Terminal T01rer, C1Gv~ol[~nd, Ohio By Harbert G. Fickos ...

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The lowor floor of tho building will houso Q toa roan, whilo ~ho docks, or
roofs of the -t-vro lovIer level s vrill scrve o.s outdoor ton gC'..rdens, vri th s1:1nll
nttrcctivo tables topped by co.lored unbrollo.s.
FroR the docks of tho Horticultur~l building, tho visitor DQY
sao to tho west
~ view which will not be soon in any other part of i~~oricQ, - Q hillsido covered
with rock gardens, waterfalls and rare plants, Q
500-feot-long panol of short
c·;rootl gro.ss sloping dovmvnlrds nnd torninntinc; iYl 0..
giGantic fountain and roflocting
pool, and 0.
tVTontY'-foot-vrido prortonado 1/ITindinr; bononth tho trees on the odgo of
\jTIon ho le~vcs tho building tho visitor steps out onto CL brand terrQco whoro
thoro will bo g~y unbroll~s1 t~blos ~nd chairs. Tho viow dovm Q 500-foot-long
penol of grass torminntes in Q
rofloctinG pool 60 feot long, with n tall fountnin
surrounded by wntcr Gardons, whoro will bo found aquatic plants and oxotic fish.
On either side of this panol of 1~vn1 is Q flower border of g~y colored annu~ls five
foot vvide ~~.nd extending t~lC full 500 foot of tho lQvm. l\Tcxt to tho 18.1::e is n tvrOI:lt:lfoot-wide
proBonudc shaded by two rows of troes with benchos whore the visitor nny
sit and look ovor LQke Erio.
The walk is just throe feot abovo tho lovel of the
Ie.ko and e:x:tcnds 1000 foct along its edge.
V!etll=--ing o.lOllg tho proTIenc:.do Qfter pn.ssil1.g tho vvr..tor gnrdo11s
the visitor 1vill
soo ton priva.to E)~~ibits of cc;.rdons. Euc11 spn.co is 45 by 27 feet Qnd oach i/Jill be
an oJcEtmplG of D. different type of gn.rden. Ono vvill bo just evergreons, a.nother rQro
varieties of shrubs, a CQctus o~1ibit, Q fornnl gardon, Q rock go.rden, and other
sinilur typos. Tho oxhibits will be sep~rQtod froD ono anothor by ta.ll hodGes.
Another series of 32 gardens, G['~ch ngf""'in sepnrntecl by [L high hedge, vrill shovr
annuo.l flo1l\[ors. IIore tIl0 visitor l:1fly r;et ideo~s for dov-eloping his ovm b'l.ckyc rd.
J~ plot of' 79 hillside Qr':~QS 'tvi tho vvindil1G pat11s Qnd ninio.tl,lrO vrCLtor fnlls wil.l 0.1so
givG ndditionnl sugGostions for hODG
GQrdons.
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