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ENGLISH PLEASURE GARDENS 



Harewood. 



Bowood. 



Castle 

 Aahby. 



grounds on the level ground far below are managed 



with great skill. 



At Harewood, the style of architecture is similar to 



that of Shrubland, as both houses were built by Sir 



Charles Barry. Below the 

 house is a magnificent ter- 

 race;* where the planting and 

 ornamentation are exception- 

 ally fine and in the best of 

 keeping with the surround- 

 ings. Beside the retaining 

 wall is a herbaceous border 

 of well-selected annuals and 

 perennials. 



Another fine terrace is at 



VASE AT CASTLE ASHBY 



Bowood. The architecture is interesting in spite of 

 being rather heavy; for both the house and its sur- 

 roundings are sombre if 

 not gloomy in character. 

 Castle Ashby, although 

 Elizabethan, shows Ital- 

 ian influence to good ad- 

 vantage in a series of 



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gardens in different styles, 



extending toward the west. 



The so-called Italian garden is diversified by having the 



family coat-of-arms and various rococo designs, outlined 





