1 6 THE BOOK OF GARDEN FURNITURE 



should always be an inducement for remaining for a 

 time, listening to its music, which will be all the more 

 agreeable on a hot day. 



Too often gardeners forget to provide shelter and 

 shade in connection with garden seats, a point which 

 should receive the utmost consideration in a climate such 

 as ours. We seldom sit outdoors in England unless the 

 day is really warm, which means that the sun is probably 

 uncomfortably brilliant. On this account, seats which 

 are placed in the more exposed portions of the grounds 

 will be little used, at any rate until the evening. If 

 there are no shady corners or sheltered walks where 

 permanent seats would be appreciated, a light framework 

 of branches should be made, and a miniature arbour 



formed, over which suit- 

 able climbers may be 

 trained. Such spots are 

 more airy than the summer- 

 house, which, unless con- 

 structed on a rather different 

 principle to the majority 

 which are now built, is apt 

 to be extremely stuffy on a 

 hot day. The vicinity of 

 TREE SEAT. ivy should, as a rule, be 



avoided, as it is generally 



very dirty and harbours insects innumerable. Yew does 

 not possess this disadvantage to such an extent, and, in 

 old-fashioned gardens, bowers of considerable size are 

 to be found cut out of the heart of the fine old hedges, 

 which lend such an air of quaint formality to the place. 

 By making free use of such climbers as Clematis mon- 

 tana y the honeysuckle and vine, light shelters may be 

 made in quite a short time, and will require but very 

 light supports. A recess or two in the pergola, if the 

 garden contains this beautiful feature, will form another 



