148 GARDENS IN THE MAKING 



nothing impresses so much upon one the feeling 

 that the owner and his friends live here, and like to 

 rest among the flowers and foliage. This is not a 

 merely fanciful suggestion, but is part of the whole 

 presentation of the garden plan as discussed in these 

 pages. It is part of the principle that the garden 

 should bear the stamp of design in every detail, that 

 it should not be a forced imitation of Nature, but 

 the product of man's own love of carefully con- 

 sidered and ordered effect, and that it should be 

 fully equipped for his use and possession. It is 

 the plea of the architect for garden-architecture, a 

 plea which, however much it may be discounted by 

 its source, is yet, we think, amply justified in 

 practice. 



We have already referred in passing to the value 

 of such garden buildings in close proximity to the 

 house, to their usefulness in wedding the house to 

 the garden and in affording a better scenic back- 

 ground for the general design. The Elizabethan 

 practice of a raised terrace with a " banqueting 

 house " at each end is capable of much variety and 

 charm, and is a surprising addition to the pleasure 

 to be derived from our domain. Indeed, the garden 



