38 GARDENS IN THE MAKING 



of doors ; and besides providing the level platform 

 that gives dignity to the house, it becomes, if con- 

 tinued to a proper length, the base line for the 

 whole garden scheme. If the house is on a knoll or 

 raised very much above the main garden, it may be 

 necessary to remove the principal terrace some little 

 distance away ; but even then a short paved walk 

 next the building will be necessary, with easy access 

 from the one to the other. The same arrangement 

 may become advisable where the house is sunk 

 below its gardens — a situation which, though 

 difficult, presents many attractive problems. Nor- 

 mally, however, the chief paved walk should be 

 planned next to the building, with as many doors 

 as convenient leading to it ; and this should be the 

 garden highway, every pains being taken to make 

 it as attractive as possible. 



Let us look at our plans again to see how 

 the idea may be carried out. In fig. 62 we see 

 the paved walk continued as a pergola both east and 

 west. The centre portion gives the level open 

 space so valuable for setting off the building ; and 

 its continuation each side being limited by the 

 boundaries of the open site, is given interest and 



