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GARDENS IN THE MAKING 



FIG. 33. Terrace Wall and Flagged Path. 



building or a higher wall. A length of solid wall, 

 with a stone vase, or a long scroll-shaped console 

 carved in stone will provide a simple solution. 



There are many interesting forms of balustrading 

 that can be made of brick and tile work, pierced 

 strapwork and simple geometric designs being fairly 

 easily arranged with shaped tiles. Miniature arcades 

 after the Jacobean manner can be formed in stone, 

 and if not cut with too much precision will 

 harmonise well with a building of Tudor or Early 

 Renaissance character. In all these types it is 

 important that the designs should be simple, the 

 shapes easily grasped, and the material not too hard, 



