TERRACES AND BALUSTRADES 



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and Garden House. 



is small we can easily achieve this result, for the 

 balustrade or parapet will frame the terrace, and 

 since it will be separated from the remainder of the 

 garden by its elevation, we shall be compelled to 

 furnish it to make it attractive. There is no reason, 

 however, why we should not repeat the treatment 

 on a level site by marking off a reasonable area with 

 a low balustrade or hedge and adorning it with seats 

 and tubs or urns for choice flowers and dwarf trees. 

 The outlook from this terrace is much the same as 

 from the house itself, and if we have taken infinite 

 care and thought in providing walks, avenues, and 

 good views of our lawns and flower gardens from 



