GARDENS OLD AMD NEIV. 



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A VIEW FROM TUB UPPER GARDEN. 



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noticed how effectively the Ag:ipanthus umbelhitus, or African 

 lily, is used in large pots near the mansion on each side of the 

 porch. This is just the place for the hold application of tub- 

 gardening, and the simple effects we point out illustrate how 

 satisfactory is the result. There is much scope in this kind 

 f gardening, and the Agapanthus funkia, heliotrope, orange, 

 and many other shrubby plants, which merely call for 

 protection from frost, may, by planting them in tubs, 

 be made to import a charming air of new colour and fresh- 

 ness into our summer gardens. The special character of the 

 gardens at St. 

 Catherine's Court, 

 which has been 

 alluded to, is well 

 seen as the visitor 

 stands by the 

 porch of the house 

 and looks up that 

 long series of 

 flights of steps by 

 which the sylvan 

 crest of the hill is 

 reached. The old 

 stonework, the 

 terraces, balus- 

 trades and urns, 

 the grass slopes, 

 the wealth of 

 foliage, the 

 flowers imparting 

 colour, and the 

 ferns their delicate 

 green in many a 

 sheltered nook, all 

 contribute to make 

 a garden-picture 

 which would be 

 hard to excel. 



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A CHARMING OUILOOK. 



Then again, from the foot of the lower steps, overshadowed 

 by that beautiful tree, what a delightful prospect does the old 

 gabled house, with its oriel, make as we look up at the grey 

 gables rising from the sylvan framework, and see the ancient 

 walls against that green and beautiful background. Or we 

 may stand at the west corner, upon the terrace looking over 

 towards the distant trees, with a garden foreground in which 

 quaint yew-forms rise up from amid boldly planted shrubs 

 and masses of flowers. Rarely will such huge clipped yews be 

 seen as those giant sentinels of irregular conical form which 



flank the approach 



to that upper 

 garden. It has 

 bc-en by bold plant- 

 ing that the fine 

 effects have been 

 gained. And, 

 simple as the 

 arrangement is, all 

 the available space 

 is well utilised, and 

 it is delightful to 

 pass from level to 

 level upon the hill, 

 discovering succes- 

 sive charms. 



T hen the 

 formal garden is 

 quaintness itself. 

 Walls, gates, and 

 charming grilles of 

 iron, with trees, 

 shrubs, and flowers 

 in abundance, in- 

 vest it with indi- 

 vidual charm at 

 every season of 

 the year. 



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