CHAPTER XIII 



Water in the Garden 



There is something so delightful in the living, 

 moving presence of water in the landscape 

 that gardeners may be excused their desire 

 to introduce it into their flower ground. Yet 

 in a garden of limited size it should be recog- 

 nized that the effect which appeals to us amidst 

 natural surroundings is practically unrealizable. 

 At the same time the conditions may be such 

 that water can be introduced without appearing 

 to be too artificial a feature. This applies 

 particularly to gardens bounded by a natural 

 stream or through which such a stream passes. 



When the water has to be derived from the 

 domestic supply and contained in artificial 

 ponds it is a different matter. But even then 

 it may be possible to avoid offence provided 

 the gardener contents himself with simple 

 arrangements. Any sense of artificiality that 

 may arise can be counteracted by the inherent 

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