142 A BOOK OF ENGLISH GARDENS 



between each curve. At equal distances along the 

 stone-flagged Terrace boxes are planted with Bay 

 trees, clipped into the shape of balls at the top 

 of their long, thin stems. Everything is in keeping 

 with the general decorative design of this Terrace 

 Garden. An old-world Sundial, of vase-like shape, 

 standing on a low octagonal step, marks the hours 

 of sunshine and they are many in the midst of 

 this Garden. In the grass round the Sundial are 

 Flower-beds, the colour scheme of which is arranged 

 with great artistic knowledge. The flowers chosen 

 shade from the palest pink to the deepest crimson, 

 and are framed in a border of grey Rabbit's Ear 

 (Stachys lanata) and sweet-smelling Mignonette. 



The ground on which the house is built is so 

 uneven that above this Garden is another paved 

 Terrace, on the level of the first floor of the house, 

 and from it steps lead down and down till they 

 reach the sea-shore. From this upper Terrace the 

 view is one of ever-changing beauty and interest ; 

 ships of various kinds are for ever passing and 

 repassing along the water highway. Three-masted 

 schooners laden with wood, or picturesque London 

 barges with red sails swelling in the wind, a fishing 

 smack, or perhaps a little rowing boat, come and 

 go, appearing and disappearing between the Ilex 

 trees and Pines that fringe the shore. 



Towards the centre of the Island lies the Kitchen 

 Garden, far-famed for its wonderful Lavender 



