56 THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



its first bareness. Where some particular colour was wanted in a 

 certain spot, coloured stones were freely used — yellow, red, and blue — 

 and in the summer, when the hedgerows and meadows are full of 

 flowers, there were no flowers in this large garden to cut for the 

 house ! A few years ago, when Shrubland passed into the hands of 

 the Hon. James Saumarez, the elaborate designs were swept away, 

 and the terrace-garden planted with the flowers that every one loves — 

 Roses, Lavender, and among them many of what are called common 

 things, and climbers of many kinds clothed the walls. The self 

 Carnation and the Tea Rose are the glory of this garden — the flowers 

 filling the air with fragrance, the silvery hue of the large groups of 

 fragrant Lavender, the broad masses of Carnations, and the groups 

 of monthly Roses, make a delightful picture. 



Of the Tea Rose, all the finest kinds for our climate are planted. 

 There is an idea that it succumbs to the first frost, but all the varieties 

 at Shrubland, and they include, we believe, every good kind in culti- 

 vation, passed unharmed through 20 degrees of frost, and this without 

 shelter. One of the most interesting spots of Shrubland is the Bamboo 

 walk, a straight walk, planted at one time with smooth ribbon 

 borders. These were swept away, and Bamboos and tall Lilies now 

 fill their place, and we have never seen Bamboos make finer growth. 

 There are fine hardy plants to relieve the foliage of the Bamboos, 

 and the Plume Poppy with its feathery plumes : Lilies, Funkias, or 

 Plantain Lilies, and Evening Primroses. 



Chillingham Castle. — Chillingham is on a ridge of land nearly 

 1,000 feet above the sea in a rocky moorland district, intersected by 

 deep and beautifully wooded glens. The illustration shows but a 

 small part of the handsome terrace garden, with its beautiful retaining 

 wall 1 20 yards in length, the wall a picture, with Clematises hanging in 

 festoons, with Ivies, Vines, the climbing Hydrangea, and Pyracantha ; 

 in front of the wall a long border was planted with some of the best 

 hardy flowers. The flower beds, although somewhat too angular, are 

 of sufficient size to permit of bold grouping, and this is so well done 

 that the form of the beds is less seen, and the blending of the colours 

 of the many flowers is well carried out. Many hardy plants are here 

 well grown, wild Roses and hardy Fuchsias give height and boldness 

 to the arrangement, and the terrace on summer and autumn days is 

 gay with fine colour. The wall at the end of the terrace, which is 

 partly overhung with trees, has its face in a great part hidden by a 

 lovely veil of maiden hair spleenwort. From here, ascending a flight 

 of rough Moss-covered steps, Grass slopes adorned with trees make 

 pleasant shade, and we pass on to the south front of the castle, which 

 has a broad gravel walk in the foreground and a lawn that merges 

 into the park and the adjoining pastures. 



