. Common sense gardens. Gardening. [from old catalog]. WALLS OF STONE AND BRICK 179 there is a large Pin Oak at one end of it. They all look as if they had grown up together, the hap- piest of families. The fence combines so well with the house that it seems to be a part of it, and the whole effect is decorative and old fashioned. The gate of the fence is a slight modification of the. Brick Retaining AVall gate at Mt. Vernon. The rounded pickets of the fence are used in the top panels instead of the square, pointed ones of the original; otherwise it is a faithful reproduction. It is a good rul
. Common sense gardens. Gardening. [from old catalog]. WALLS OF STONE AND BRICK 179 there is a large Pin Oak at one end of it. They all look as if they had grown up together, the hap- piest of families. The fence combines so well with the house that it seems to be a part of it, and the whole effect is decorative and old fashioned. The gate of the fence is a slight modification of the. Brick Retaining AVall gate at Mt. Vernon. The rounded pickets of the fence are used in the top panels instead of the square, pointed ones of the original; otherwise it is a faithful reproduction. It is a good rule when copying old forms to stick to the originals as closely as possible, and make them fit into the surroundings. On page 176 there is another ex- ample of this style of fence with long and short pickets morticed into the rails. The drawing shows a retaining wall built of stone and faced with brick. Such walls are inexpensive to build and are very effective. The one illustrated was placed in a small garden that is a httle below. 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 Sewell, Cornelius V. V. [from old catalog]. New York, The Grafton press
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