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GARDENS IN THE MAKING 



Fig. 2 1. — Hedge at Elm Tree Farm, West Wittering. 



have yet endeared themselves to a greater number. 

 Here we would emphasise the ease with which a 

 hedge by the mere line of its planting can give a 

 rich variety and interest to the general lay-out. We 

 can plan the most elaborate of edifices, leaving 

 Nature to raise the walls herself in her own time 

 and complete our design ; — and even elaboration 

 will seldom appear overdone, for the living material 

 itself and the quiet tones of green which pervade it 

 will unify and harmonise all the parts and blend 



