. Gardens for small country houses. Gardens. FIG. 76.—PLAN OF PLEWLAND GARDEN. Lane, is a good example of what may be done in a limited space (Figs. 81 and 82). The garden is divided from the space at the back of the house by a simple colon- nade of stone. Fortunately, there existed two fine trees, one a mulberry of noble growth, and these make brave features. A sense of length is given to the garden by the wide parallel stone paths, the middle one of which is interrupted by a round pool. At the far end the old, uninteresting wall has been transformed by the building of two niches, which shelt
. Gardens for small country houses. Gardens. FIG. 76.—PLAN OF PLEWLAND GARDEN. Lane, is a good example of what may be done in a limited space (Figs. 81 and 82). The garden is divided from the space at the back of the house by a simple colon- nade of stone. Fortunately, there existed two fine trees, one a mulberry of noble growth, and these make brave features. A sense of length is given to the garden by the wide parallel stone paths, the middle one of which is interrupted by a round pool. At the far end the old, uninteresting wall has been transformed by the building of two niches, which shelter statues in the classical manner. Reference to the plan (Fig. 80) shows a practical point in the provision of a narrow flagged path up the east side, which gives access to the flower-beds on either side. The whole scheme is simple and unlaboured. Too often the makers of. FIG. 77.—THE SUNK GARDEN AT PLEWLAND, 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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