. Gardens for small country houses . Gardens, English. XXX. Gardens for Small Country Houses. juniper, holly, birch, mountain ash, scrub oak and Scotch fir, in delightfully spontaneous grouping, with undergrowth of bracken and whortleberry, and heaths in the more open places, and other delights of honey- suckle, wild thyme, wood sage and dwarf scabious. It is grievous to see this natural and well-adjusted beauty ruthlessly destroyed, and common nursery stuff, such as laurels and a heterogeneous collection of exotic conifers, put in its place, whereas it may be so well planted with the native t
. Gardens for small country houses . Gardens, English. XXX. Gardens for Small Country Houses. juniper, holly, birch, mountain ash, scrub oak and Scotch fir, in delightfully spontaneous grouping, with undergrowth of bracken and whortleberry, and heaths in the more open places, and other delights of honey- suckle, wild thyme, wood sage and dwarf scabious. It is grievous to see this natural and well-adjusted beauty ruthlessly destroyed, and common nursery stuff, such as laurels and a heterogeneous collection of exotic conifers, put in its place, whereas it may be so well planted with the native trees that are absolutely sympathetic to its own character, with the addition of the hardier of the cistus, brooms and their kindred species, with rosemary, lavender, phlomis and many another good plant of Southern Europe. So it is with any other place that has a distinct natural character, whether of granite, limestone or slate-rock. All these have their own flora, indicating to the. FIG. XIX.—YEWS AT SHEPHERD S 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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