Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 168, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1915 — FLOWERS IN CONCRETE WALLS [ARTICLE]

FLOWERS IN CONCRETE WALLS

Monotony of Driveway Relieved by Device of Designer Who Gave Thought to Subject. In designing a residence driveway which was to be cut through a terrace, a builder avoided the monotony of having two long concrete retaining walls flanking either side by breaking them at Intervals with semicircular niches in which plants could be placed. These spaces were made so that they broke what otherwise would have been the straight line of the two copings. Each was made about 3 feet in depth and 2 feet wide and given the same finish as the exterior walls. Concrete jardinieres were made for the plants which were set in the spaces.—Popular Mechanics.