164 THE ROSE BOOK 



a pergola that merely runs across the rose garden, and 

 is faced by a hedge at either end, has no mission in life. 

 It stands self-condemned as a failure. When the roses fill 

 part of a comparatively small garden 1 think the pergola 

 should be so placed as to lead to the roses, and not form 

 part of the rose garden. As already explained, it can 

 be made then to serve the purpose of hiding the rose 

 garden from the general view. Arches may span the 

 walks at suitable points ; they are most effective when 

 arranged where the paths meet, and may there be so 

 enlarged as to give welcome shade and provide a place 

 for a garden seat beneath. To place a series of arches at 

 intervals over a rather narrow path has an irritating 

 effect, and often spoils the view across the garden, where- 

 as, if grouped appropriately at certain points, the result 

 is much moie pleasing. 



