. Gardens for small country houses. Gardens. Introduction. xlv. garden and frames its distant A'iew. Seen through tliis arch, on ^^•hich creepers have made an almost impenetrable roof, appears a lily pool surromided by a treillage colonnade Avhich follows its outlines. i\ltbough this screen brings ito the place a hint of the grand manner of French garden design, and with it a sense of size and dignity, the actual area of the garden which it adorns is little more than half an acre. This is mentioned in order that it may not be supposed that v the quality of dignity to be secured by the use of t
. Gardens for small country houses. Gardens. Introduction. xlv. garden and frames its distant A'iew. Seen through tliis arch, on ^^•hich creepers have made an almost impenetrable roof, appears a lily pool surromided by a treillage colonnade Avhich follows its outlines. i\ltbough this screen brings ito the place a hint of the grand manner of French garden design, and with it a sense of size and dignity, the actual area of the garden which it adorns is little more than half an acre. This is mentioned in order that it may not be supposed that v the quality of dignity to be secured by the use of treillage is appropriate only to large gardens. Where a rock garden forms part of a scheme it is best placed quite away from the house ; but in many a small garden the only suitable place may. FIG. -A TREILLAGE COLONNADE. be not far from it. When this is the case it can be effectively secluded by banks planted with shrubs, as shown by the plan in Fig. xxxviii. The owner of a small place often has the desire of making a good show of flowers —as an amiable form of cheerful welcome—immediately within the entrance. It is a kind thought, but not the most effecti\'e way of arranging the garden. It mav be taken as a safe rule that the entrance should be kept quiet and, above all, unostentatious. A certain modest reser\-e is the best preparation for some good gardening on the sunny side of the house, for in most cases the way in will be on the north or east. Labour and horticultural effort are often wasted on fiower- borders or summer bedding all along a short carnage-\\-a3-, which would he mucli better wdth a wide grass \'erge and shrubs alone. sy. 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. Scribn
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