. Gardens for small country houses. Gardens. 102 Gardens for Small Country Houses. the scale is big throughout, a certain heaviness of treatment is not only allowable but even necessary, but small schemes demand delicate handling. It is unsafe to rely upon historical examples for imitation merely because they look admirable in their own setting. \A^e ha\'e to reckon with the glamour which age brings with weathering and lichen, and to beware. There are many features of old work which will not bear reproduction without looking garish to the point of vulgarity. It is difhcult, moreo"\-er, in
. Gardens for small country houses. Gardens. 102 Gardens for Small Country Houses. the scale is big throughout, a certain heaviness of treatment is not only allowable but even necessary, but small schemes demand delicate handling. It is unsafe to rely upon historical examples for imitation merely because they look admirable in their own setting. \A^e ha\'e to reckon with the glamour which age brings with weathering and lichen, and to beware. There are many features of old work which will not bear reproduction without looking garish to the point of vulgarity. It is difhcult, moreo"\-er, in the case of an old house or church, to draw a line between the emotional appeal of history and the strictly archi- tectural merits, the more so as Time's way with buildings, as with men, is to soften them. The student of such things by wondering verdict of the Roslyn Chapel may what amuse would hiiuself be the sightseer if he were to see it. in all its luxuriance, but fresh from FIG. 1^,2.—TERRACE BALUSTRADE AT 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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