28 NOTES Ul'ON 



III. — Notes made on Visiting some Gardens, between 

 THE 7th and 11th of Septembee, 1853. By Ilobert 

 Thompson. 



Having an opportunity of going into the country for a few 

 days only, I was desirous of seeing as many gardens, in certain 

 directions, as I could. The time for seeing eacli was in conse- 

 quence limited, and I therefore could not attempt to give full 

 accounts of the respective places visited. But having made some 

 notes, it was thought they might be written out for this journal, as 

 some useful hints might be derived from them. In proceeding 

 to do so, I must, in the first place, beg to take the opportunity of 

 expressing my thanks to those in charge of the gardens noticed, 

 for the trouble very kindly taken by all of them in affording 

 information relating to horticultural proceedings. 



KOYAL GARDENS, FROGMOKE. 



These gardens are situated about a mile south-east from 

 Windsor Castle. The latter, although the principal royal resi- 

 dence, had no suitable garden for the supply of fruit and vegetables 

 until those were established at Frogmore. Their formation com- 

 menced with the groundwork in December, 1841. The. buildings 

 were begun in the following summer, and so rapidly carried on as 

 to admit of the wall-trees being planted in the spring of 1843. 

 The area enclosed is about twenty-two acres, in the form of a 

 parallelogram, the dimensions being, from east to west, 1132 feet, 

 and from north to south 900 feet. But without interfering with 

 the plan of the garden, about nine aci'es additional have lately 

 been appropriated for the growth of various kinds of vegetables, 

 such as Potatoes, Broccoli, &c. The total length of walls for 

 fruit-trees is about 4600 feet. 



The principal range of forcing-houses is nearly 1000 feet in 

 length. The border in front of this is about twenty feet wide. The 

 gravelled straight terrace walk is also twenty feet wide, and has 

 broad margins of grass ; parallel to the walk is a terrace wall, with 

 appropriate vases. The space between the walk and terrace wall 

 is laid out in flower-beds. Altogether this part of the garden has 

 a grand and highly ornamental appearance, and very different 

 from what would have been pi'oduced had the houses and walk in 

 front been on the general level of the garden. 



