78 Xan^scape Hrcbitecture 



In the village yard the sense of cosiness, the having 

 something of one's own seems desirable, and enclosure 

 is therefore needed on all sides, and the same with 

 equal force applies to the country place. How much 

 finer would the village yards be if this idea were put 

 in practice, a bit of grass, bordering shrubbery, and 

 such trees as the space will allow, and, instead of a 

 straight path through the centre, one passing along 

 half concealed through the foliage, with, at the feet of 

 the bushes, flowers of all kinds, iris, etc. 



Then again there may be a little square or green in 

 the quadrangle of a group of cottages: this place does 

 not need shrubs, only trees; its charm lies in its open 

 greensward and trees. Prince Piickler mentions an 

 instance in England : 



"Not far from the parks is an interesting estab- 

 lishment called 'The Cottages.' The proprietor, 

 Mr. Harford, has endeavoured to realize the beau 

 ideal of a village. A beautiful green space in the' 

 midst of a wood is surrounded by a winding road; 

 on it are built nine cottages all of different forms and 

 materials, stone, brick, wood, and roofed with thatch, 

 tiles, and slate; each surrounded with different trees, 

 and enwreathed with various sorts of clematis, rose, 

 honeysuckle, and vine. The dwellings, which are 

 perfectly detached though they form a whole, have 

 separate gardens, and a common fountain which 

 stands in the centre of the green, overshadowed by 

 old trees. The gardens, divided by neat hedges, form 



