Window Pictures 



may look as though grown and trimmed on the spot. 

 It should be remembered that an evergreen trimmed to 

 the shape of a bird is quaint and characteristic of a 

 certain type of old garden but possesses no aesthetic 

 beauty of its own. Where the lines are so essentially 

 rigid it would do well to allow a little more freedom to 

 the vegetation. One other point in which this design 

 is weak is that it does not keep sufficiently in mind the 

 views from the window ; at least, there is no deliberate 

 arrangement of any garden pictures therefrom. The 

 garden as seen from the drawing-room would be 

 exactly that seen from the dining-room. It is best to 

 avoid this if possible to do it without overcrowding. 

 The garden is often seen more from the windows than 

 from outside the house, and each window should have 

 its own little picture. 



In this latter respect the plan by Mr. H. Row- 

 botham is much more successful ; each window has its 

 separate picture. The principal criticism on this 

 design at the time it was considered by the judges was 

 that it was too much cut up, and would in practice have 

 a somewhat spotty effect. Moreover, the position of 

 the herb garden so restricts the possibilities of the suc- 

 cessful development of the front garden 'that it would 

 have been better left out. The planting of a hedge 

 round the herb garden, as shown in the plan, would, 

 moreover, rather spoil the architectural balance of the 

 house. Another failing that could be easily remedied 

 in practice is that there are several paths that take one 

 directly away from the house without giving the oppor- 

 tunity of going back to it by another way. A path 

 that ends in itself is always objectionable. 



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