. Gardens for small country houses . Gardens, English. Garden-houses. 215 done by the old builders. WM- The round pavilion, shown in Fig. 309, stands at the corner of ' the formal gardeij at ' Little Ridge, laid out by Mr. Detmar Blow and Mr. Fernand Billerey, and is of characteristic and interesting design. Elliptical arches rest on its stout piers, and above the cornice the roof, ogee in section, rises to a pretty ball finial. A simple and attractive round summer-house ^at the end of a grass walk at Wittersham is shown in Fig. 312. A good treatment of a garden-house in the , . , â j t, i\t^


. Gardens for small country houses . Gardens, English. Garden-houses. 215 done by the old builders. WM- The round pavilion, shown in Fig. 309, stands at the corner of ' the formal gardeij at ' Little Ridge, laid out by Mr. Detmar Blow and Mr. Fernand Billerey, and is of characteristic and interesting design. Elliptical arches rest on its stout piers, and above the cornice the roof, ogee in section, rises to a pretty ball finial. A simple and attractive round summer-house ^at the end of a grass walk at Wittersham is shown in Fig. 312. A good treatment of a garden-house in the , . , â j t, i\t^ corner of a walled garden is seen at Great Maytham, designed by Mr. (Fig. 310). Though the scale is small, the httle pavihon is given an air of dignity by the few steps which lead up to its door, and there is a practical thought in this provision. It gives a view over the outer garden from the windows on the far side. Yet another idea for a pavihon in the corner of a walled garden is afforded. FIG. 310.âIN CORNER OF WALLED GARDEN. Lutyens comely. 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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