302 A BOOK OF ENGLISH GARDENS 



The other Gardens at Sutton Place are quite 

 modern. The Wild Garden is to be found on the 

 other side of the Lawn opposite the House. The 

 Water Garden, the construction of which Lady 

 Northcliffe is now superintending, is to be formal in 

 style. A number of men are now engaged in 

 digging out the ponds, and when it is all finished 

 there is no doubt it will be a great additional beauty 

 to the place. 



The dear little Rosary, or Rose Garden, is 

 reached by crossing the Lawn to the right of 

 the House, or by the little narrow path that 

 runs between the beautiful old Hollies. It is 

 square in design, with a low hedge of clipped Yew 

 all round, with passage-ways cut in three sides. 

 By looking through one of these openings a pretty 

 glimpse of the Rosary is seen, with its carpet of 

 grass, Sundial, Fountain, and Stone Seat. It is a 

 dainty little spot, planned with thought and care. 



" A Roser charged full of Rosis 

 That with an hedge about enclosis," 



as the old poet says. 



Being all grass underfoot, it is chiefly a summer 

 Garden, a delightful retreat for rest and thought 

 always more readily found in a Garden than in any 

 other place. 



A Fountain stands in a stone Basin in the centre 



