212 A BOOK OF ENGLISH GARDENS 



Beyond the Maze is a Pergola, and parallel with 

 it is another little Sunk Garden, very charmingly 

 planned ; it is oblong in shape, enclosed by a 

 hedge on three sides ; the east side being shaped 

 in the middle into a semicircle, with very pleasing 

 effect. 



A small plantation of trees, intersected with 

 paths, slopes down to the water's edge, and then 

 comes the Park, with its Bracken Fern and magnifi- 

 cent trees. On all sides, except on the north where 

 the great courtyard stands, Hatfield House is sur- 

 rounded by Gardens, and one of these remains to 

 be mentioned. Laid out immediately in front of 

 the smaller courtyard, on the south side of the 

 House, it is on a level with the Terrace, and can 

 be approached from almost any side. The green 

 foliage of a noticeably handsome row of Orange 

 trees (planted in boxes) contrasts most pleasantly 

 with the pierced stone arcading of the House. 



The Garden is enclosed by the same pierced 

 stone balustrade as that found on the east side. 

 Here, as in many other places, this balustrade is 

 covered with Ivy and creepers, having Pavilions at 

 the four corners. A wide path encircles the 

 Garden, while a still wider one runs from the 

 courtyard down the centre till it reaches the Park 

 which it overlooks, being on a line with a magnifi- 

 cent Avenue, consisting again of double rows of 

 trees, and similar to the one leading to the court- 





