. Gardens for small country houses . Gardens, English. Garden-houses. 209 has been built up on a hillside, a corner gazebo, like that shown in Fig. 299, designed by Mr. Walter Cave, seems to buttress the terrace, while ^it serves as a delightful vantage-point whence the country round may be espied. The quality to be aimed at in all garden archi- tecture is coherence in the relation- ship of parts. A pavilion should not stand alone, but be tied to the rest of the scheme by orderly design. Where the house is of definitely classic form, it is permissible that the summer-houses shall take on the a
. Gardens for small country houses . Gardens, English. Garden-houses. 209 has been built up on a hillside, a corner gazebo, like that shown in Fig. 299, designed by Mr. Walter Cave, seems to buttress the terrace, while ^it serves as a delightful vantage-point whence the country round may be espied. The quality to be aimed at in all garden archi- tecture is coherence in the relation- ship of parts. A pavilion should not stand alone, but be tied to the rest of the scheme by orderly design. Where the house is of definitely classic form, it is permissible that the summer-houses shall take on the aspect of a little temple. In Mr. Arnold Mitchell's garden at Great Baddow, illustrated in Fig. 300, the vista made by path and borders is. 'â »7^. 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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