. Gardens for small country houses . Gardens, English. Statues and 'Oases. 223 as a necessity, as like that last touch of colour in a picture which sets the whole canvas in a ; Figures look well in wall niches, as in the garden, designed by Mr. A. Winter Rose, which appears in Fig. 319. The kneeling Boy with Dolphin, which serves as a fountain in the pool at Wych Cross Place (Fig. 329) has beauty in its own right, for it was modelled by Puech, an artist who has added no little to the beauty of Paris by his monuments. None the less, it is in the reflections it casts on the still wate
. Gardens for small country houses . Gardens, English. Statues and 'Oases. 223 as a necessity, as like that last touch of colour in a picture which sets the whole canvas in a ; Figures look well in wall niches, as in the garden, designed by Mr. A. Winter Rose, which appears in Fig. 319. The kneeling Boy with Dolphin, which serves as a fountain in the pool at Wych Cross Place (Fig. 329) has beauty in its own right, for it was modelled by Puech, an artist who has added no little to the beauty of Paris by his monuments. None the less, it is in the reflections it casts on the still water, and in its judicious placing by Mr. Thomas Mawson in relation to the terrace steps, that no little of its charm resides. A like fancy is the Cupid and Swan of Fig. 328, which makes an ideal ornament for a pool. Among the many subjects with which the old designers chose to people their gardens there is none which is so steadily successful as Pan. The Romans used his bust chiefly as a Term set on a diminishing pedestal, and it is in this form and from a modern model that Fig. 327 shows him. Lead holds indisputably first place as the material for garden ornaments in England; but it is apt to be expensive, and cement, if rightly used and coloured, makes a satisfactory substitute. There remains terra-cotta, which can be admirable if of quiet colouring and attractive texture ; but the shiny red of some clays is hard and unpleasant. Some delightful garden pottery ^.^„^ ^____^ ^- of subdued reds '• " and greys is made i by the Potter's Arts Guild at Compton, Surrey, the enterprise of Mrs. G. F. 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 :
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