. Gardens for small country houses . Gardens, English. Hurtwood (Fig. 298), where the simple gazebo at the corner of the terrace emphasises the height of the house behind, and serves as a pleasant resting-place whence the beauties of the outlook may be enjoyed. Its situation above the lily pool helps to mark the charms arising from the wise treatment of a site that slopes. FIG. 298.—AT HURTWOOD : GARDEN-HOUSE ABOVE LILY POOL. FIG. 297.—GARDEN-HOUSE AT ATHEL- HAMPTON. sharply. Similar advantage has been taken of a differen^^e in level between two important sections of a garden at Athel- hampton
. Gardens for small country houses . Gardens, English. Hurtwood (Fig. 298), where the simple gazebo at the corner of the terrace emphasises the height of the house behind, and serves as a pleasant resting-place whence the beauties of the outlook may be enjoyed. Its situation above the lily pool helps to mark the charms arising from the wise treatment of a site that slopes. FIG. 298.—AT HURTWOOD : GARDEN-HOUSE ABOVE LILY POOL. FIG. 297.—GARDEN-HOUSE AT ATHEL- HAMPTON. sharply. Similar advantage has been taken of a differen^^e in level between two important sections of a garden at Athel- hampton (Fig. 297), where the windows of the pavilion command both an upper lawn and a long vista of path and border on the low side of a clipped hedge. Where a forecourt or terrace. 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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