Ci GARDEN MANAGEMENT. 



path leads oflf here in an easterly direction, bordered, on the left, by a series 

 of circular beds, on the right b}'^ clumps of Ghent azaleas, A little onwards 

 is a semicircular verbena garden, backed towards the south-west by choice 

 shrubs and trees, through ^rhich vistas have been left, affording glimpses of the 

 distant country ; in the distance, a river flowing from west to east, the 

 landscape dotted with fanns, cottages, and occasional spires. Groups of 

 American plants and syringas, backed and blending with the trees up to the 

 ha-ha fence, occup}' the south boundary. The main path, which is ten feet broad 

 in its whole lerigth, pursues its winding course back to the steps at the eastern 

 extremity of the terrace, dotted on the left by the circular beds, varying only 

 in size, and occasional clumps of shrubs ; on the right by the dahlia and holly- 

 hock garden and rosary, succeeded by the pinetum, where the more choice 

 araucarias, deodars, and other pines are sheltered by the garden wall. Beyond 

 the pinetum the lawn is decorated by an elegant ribbon border in a scroll, and 

 dotted with choice deciduous shmbs, up to the dwarf wall of the terrace. An 

 arch of roses, growing from each side, covers this part of the broad gravel 

 path, which extends the whole breadth of the grounds, fi*om the centre of tho 

 rhododendron-beds on the west, to the kitchen -garden on the east. Behind 

 the roses a glass arcade or verandah leads from the conservatory attached to 

 the east end of the housCj, to the kitchen-garden, passing in front of the range 

 of forcing-houses. 



134. Farther to the ear.t, — while the main path pursues a winding course 

 back to the terrace, a secondary path winds through the shrubberies with a 

 dahlia and hollyhock garden on the left, and choice sj-ringas on the right. A 

 little further on, on the left, is a formally-laid-out rose-garden cut in the 

 turf, sheltered on the north and east by groups of American and other 

 pines on either side of the path. Here the brook, which rises in the high 

 ground to the north of the house, and which has been carried under the ground 

 for some distance, issues from the orchard in a considerable stream, tumbling 

 over artificial rocks placed here — a very pretty and very musical cascade ; 

 surrounded by rugged banks of rock- work, a fernery extending to the edges 

 of the brook, and in front of the path a collection of hardy heaths. 



135, The ha-ha fence, which surrounds the whole area, proceeds as far north 

 as the gardener's cottage, leaving a broad border outside the garden walls, on 

 which some of the most choice fruit-trees are planted : the aspect being a south- 

 cast one, it receives all the benefits of the morning sun, and it is sheltei^ed from 

 the east winds by a belt of young trees outside, and a holly hedge planted on 

 the top of the ha-ha inside. The orchard on the south side is protected by an 

 c3Bcient iron railing in place of a wall. On the west, the wall is a continuous 

 one up to the broad gravel walk ; and for the benefit of such disciples of 

 Lucullus as may be A'isitors here, a fair sprinkling of choice fniit will be found 

 on it in their season. The reserve garden occupies the slope north of the gar- 

 dener's cottage, the manure-yard and farm-ground adjoining them ; a sewer 

 f-.'om the house, loading through the yard behind the xvjrcing-houses and past the 

 Btables, conveys all the sewage both of house and stables to the manvu-e-tank. 



