European and Japanese Gardens 



BOX-BORDERED BEDS 



from the main house and as much shut off as may be. House- 

 hold service is brought to much greater perfection in England 

 than in this country, so that distances, which to an American 

 housekeeper would seem impossible, are deliberately planned 

 for, that offices and service-yards may be out of sight, smell 

 and hearing. Generally the kitchen-court is shut off by part 

 of the house itself, and if this is not possible, it is screened by 

 high walls. The drying-ground is generally more open and 

 sunny, and not infrequently clothes are dried on the ground 

 instead of hung on a line ; so that the drying-ground may be a 

 pleasant piece of turf, not unsightly even when covered' with 

 white linen. Thus in meeting the need of approaches to the 

 house the two courts are developed. 



Before taking up in detail the needs which decide the 

 character of the grounds more removed from the house, it will 

 be well to point out that the English invariably carry into their 



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