. Gardens for small country houses. Gardens. forgotten. Fig. 228 shows a shallow bird bath made of lead, and Fig. 227 a chalice-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. -CHALICE BIRD FIG, 22S.— BIRD OF LEAD. show how effectively bridges can be contrived in connection with pools, and the problem of a little stream is not greatly dif
. Gardens for small country houses. Gardens. forgotten. Fig. 228 shows a shallow bird bath made of lead, and Fig. 227 a chalice-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. -CHALICE BIRD FIG, 22S.— BIRD 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 httle garden at Kelsale Manor, Saxmundham, there is an old and narrow moat, o\-er which Mr. A. Winter Rose has thrown a little oak bridge, which is shown in Fk 30. Over a continuation of this moat is a smah stone bridge by a curved stairway (Fig. 231). It forms a connecting link between the laAvn 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. 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, Country Life [etc. ]; New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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