. Gardens for small country houses . Gardens, English. 220 Gardens for Small Country Houses. if too simply treated, soon exhausts our curiosity. The more the designer lacks space, the apter should he be in making us forget his garden's hmitations. Ingenious plea- santries of treatment here and there arrest the interest. By concentrating it they make the visitor oblivious of the smallness of the theatre which yields so much diversion. This is not a plea for many orna- ments, still less for any one that stands out markedly from its surroundings ; no more is claimed than that ornament of the righ
. Gardens for small country houses . Gardens, English. 220 Gardens for Small Country Houses. if too simply treated, soon exhausts our curiosity. The more the designer lacks space, the apter should he be in making us forget his garden's hmitations. Ingenious plea- santries of treatment here and there arrest the interest. By concentrating it they make the visitor oblivious of the smallness of the theatre which yields so much diversion. This is not a plea for many orna- ments, still less for any one that stands out markedly from its surroundings ; no more is claimed than that ornament of the right kind is even more welcome in small gardens than in big. It is admittedly diffi- cult to get anything small enough in scale that is at the same time pleasant as sculp- ture in its own right. There are always available little re- productions in bronze of the exquisite Narcissus at 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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