Full Garden Mrs William Watson Smith
Lecture excerpt for this garden
(107) Again we are back in Pittsburgh on a hill overlooking the city. A long narrow garden, laid out by Mrs. Ellen Shipman, belonging to Mrs. W. W. Smith. In the Spring time the path is bordered with tulips and early spring bulbs. (108) (109) A limestone balustrade surmounted by a bronze "Mercury" overlooks the city and the hills beyond. A large bas-relief of the Delia Robbia (chair) on the wall of the garage in the pleasant background, makes a place for luncheon or for tea, (108) (109) A limestone balustrade surmounted by a bronze "Mercury" overlooks the city and the hills beyond. A large bas-relief of the Delia Robbia chair on the wall of the garage in the pleasant background, makes a place for luncheon or for tea, (110) and on one of the side paths in the garden in Malvina Hoffman's statue of a little girl, that serves as a wall fountain.