OUR SENTIMENTAL GARDEN 



For a long time she has dreamt of a shady poolsome- 

 where. And, after beholding the adorable vision before 

 described in Messrs. Wallace's exhibit at Holland House 

 this summer, she had been quite sure that it would be 

 difficult to exist another year without a nook with Irises 

 about it and a sunk basin, and a little statue mysteriously 

 contrived in the green. Coming across an advertisement 

 in Country Life, where an artistic firm of garden-decorators 

 offers just what she wants, a small round stone pond with 

 a Faun sitting cross-legged on the brim of it, it becomes 

 quite clear to her that there are cravings which must be 

 satisfied. She is willing to give up the vision of a new 

 Azalea dell <for this year only, of course) and of a paved 

 walk with Cypresses on each side, ending in a rondpoint 

 hedged about with more Cypresses, with a stone bench in 

 the middle, for the more immediately alluring claim. But, 

 O, ye gds and little fishes, how insatiable are still the 

 needs of the Villino on the hill ! 



There is the orchard for the slope above the sunk tennis 

 court / to be a glory some Spring with Apple and Pear 

 blossom, while Daffodils, Narcissi and Scilla riot under- 

 neath. And there is the round Autumn Garden to be 

 dug out and levelled in the wood, where Sunflowers, 

 Michaelmas Daisies, "Fire King" Antirrhinums, Nas- 

 turtiums and flaunting orange and saffron Dahlias are to 

 make a rim of splendour against a cropped green hedge- 

 The centre of this blazing circle is to be flagged and 

 consecrated to "Herbs." That will be something to 

 live for/ to see accomplished some golden autumn of 

 the future ! 



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