A MODERN GARDEN 293 



for it. Oaken beams, almost in their natural tree 

 shape, run across the ceiling of the long upstairs 

 passage with excellent effect. Heavy beams also 

 cross the low ceilings of the sitting-rooms. 



Attached to this original house is a workshop, 

 the owner's sanctum, pervaded by the aroma of 

 dried herbs and seeds, and filled with tools for 

 clever hands to use. A huge writing-table and a 

 carpenter's bench form part of the furniture ; while 

 shelves and drawers for every conceivable thing 

 take up nearly the whole of one wall. Off the 

 workshop opening into the Garden is a little 

 room fitted with a sink, shelves full of baskets, 

 and boxes of seeds, and all sorts of gardening 

 paraphernalia. 



A description of this charming place would 

 certainly not be complete without an allusion to 

 the pets "the pussies" who are such important 

 members of the household, and are allowed to run 

 hither and thither all over the place, ever sure of 

 a warm welcome from their mistress. 



On leaving this Modern Garden, the impressions 

 which remain are certainly the delicious scent, the 

 lavish growth of flowers in masses of colour, 

 grouped against suitable backgrounds, and planned 

 in each instance as an artist plans his picture. No 

 corner of this domain but has its value the potting 

 sheds thatched with wood chips, a by-product of a 

 rural winter industry, the making of barrel-hoops ; 



