. Gardens for small country houses . Gardens, English. forgotten. Fig. 228 shows a shallow bird bath made of lead, and Fig. 227 a chaHce-shaped vessel of terra- cotta, both admirable in their different fashions. There are few small gardens that can boast a stream or an old moat, but either is a welcome feature, for it gives opportunity for a bridge. Illus- trations elsewhere in this book {, Figs. 21 and 194), FIG. 227.—CHALICE BIRD BATH. FIG. 22b.—SHALLOW BIRD BATH OF LEAD. show how effectively bridges can be contrived in connection with pools, and the problem of a little stream is not gre
. Gardens for small country houses . Gardens, English. forgotten. Fig. 228 shows a shallow bird bath made of lead, and Fig. 227 a chaHce-shaped vessel of terra- cotta, both admirable in their different fashions. There are few small gardens that can boast a stream or an old moat, but either is a welcome feature, for it gives opportunity for a bridge. Illus- trations elsewhere in this book {, Figs. 21 and 194), FIG. 227.—CHALICE BIRD BATH. FIG. 22b.—SHALLOW BIRD BATH OF LEAD. show how effectively bridges can be contrived in connection with pools, and the problem of a little stream is not greatly different in kind. In the little garden at Kelsale Manor, Saxmundham, there is an old and narrow moat, over which Mr. A. Winter Rose has thrown a little oak bridge, which is shown in Fig. 230. Over a continuation of this moat is a small stone bridge "by a curved stairway (Fig. 231). It forms a connecting link between the lawn and the parkland beyond. Most of the pools illustrated in this chapter are designed on definitely formal lines, and it is only rarely that naturalistic treatment produces satisfactory results. When, however, a cottage has been set on a rough hillside and the heather reaches to the door, a conscious garden scheme may be u n d e s i r able or even impossible. Such is the case at S t o n e y w e 11 Cottage in Charn- wood Forest (Fig. 232), where the margin of the bathing - pool has been made to follow the natural contour of the ground. Mr. Ernest G i m s 0 n has shown a just. FIG. 229.—A GOOD XVIII. CENTURY Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Jekyll, Gertrude, 1843-1932; Weaver, Lawrence, Sir, 1876-. London : Published at the offices of Country Life . .. and by George Newnes . .. ; New York : Charles Scribner's Sons
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