90 GARDENS IX THE MAKING 



enclose the gate within an arch, as at West Wittering 

 (see title page). 



The wrought-iron gate is particularly suited to 

 the entrance of a walled-in flower garden and to the 

 enclosed kitchen garden, for there is an obvious 

 sympathy between the formalism of both. In other 

 places where the gates are omitted, it is still desir- 

 able to build piers, and these may be of many types. 

 Built of ashlar with classic cornice and plinth, or 

 formed of the irregular masonry of the garden wall, 

 or again of brick, flint, or tile, they may take the 

 usual square shape, or vary the lines by octagonal, 

 hexagonal, or circular plans. Rusticated piers {i.e. 

 those composed of projecting blocks of brick or 

 stone) form excellent features, or the face may 

 be panelled and enriched with carving of bold 

 character. A sundial attached to a gate pier has a 

 definite decorative value. 



Wooden gates need careful handling in the 

 matter of design. They are often either common- 

 place in conception, or — what is worse — they are 

 bizarre and quite unrestful. The solid oak or 

 painted door will not, of course, give any difficulty, 

 for there are many excellent models to follow. It 



