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the place an apr'^ tree, app.irei.tlv 

 selt-plant- .'wing mil ot them. 



Although the gat. I. MS .nid grounds 



!.!!. .wed no tormai plan as thev 

 grew 01. T I although 



spont.meiU is the k I the 



w hole arrangement, and infinite vanet \ 

 of beauts the unquestioned outcome, 

 there are fixed and valuable principles 

 underlying the complete result, and 

 these are the same imperishable 

 principles which go to the making of 

 all beautiful gardens, small and great. 

 To be brief, they are completely appro, 

 priate in character. If he who would 

 fain create a perfect garden in the 



t sense of tile word desires 

 success in the end. there is no need to 



Ute any precise and compre- 



ve plan at the outset. Indeed 

 it may be wiser to permit the various 

 points Of beauty to gr.-w . as it were. 

 naturally one out of another, and out 

 of the character of tin- place. The 

 principle is to follow the lead of 

 Nature as much as possible, to seek 



and ensue that kind of beauty of flowers and foliage which she 

 offers to \ <KI most readily. Water gardens and bog gardens 

 are choiceworthy when water is present and available ; rock 

 gardens are admirably placed amidst the surroundings of Surrey 

 . rv. Ideas, such as that of a pergola, may be imported 

 from many countries as freely and as boldly as plants them- 

 selves. Unless one is hampered by a cast-iron plan in 

 advance, one need not fear that this or that result -A ill be 

 incongruous or out of harmony. But it is a sin against Nature 

 and against Art alike to attempt the impossible or to persist in 

 trying to grow that which will not thrive, but will at best tv 

 poor, stunted, and insignificant. The capacities ..| a place must 

 be considered thoughtfully, else ill the result be certain failure. 

 Let us attempt to give some idea of the wonderful result 

 of the application of such principles during a comparatively 

 snort period. As you look towards the back of the house you 

 perceive that tin- walls themselves partake of tin- nati; 

 garden. Thyme and arabis, wallflowers, and the "gold- 

 dusted snapdragon " that Matthew Arnold loved, have invaded 

 the crevices of the very chimneys, which are bright with 

 fragrant flowers. Man cannot make a garden of that kind ; 

 but he can mar it There are gardeners whose sense ot 





THh ROCK GARDEN. 



THE MOAT. 



; line is MI strong that they cannot tolnate th.it whiih 

 springs up into beauty ol its ,,\\ n tiee will and without their 

 Command. Such gardeners produce ugly gardens. From this 

 haunt of the self-sown sun-loving plants |o tin- grass slopes 

 and to the yew hedge beyond leads a modest lane with turn 

 box hedges cut low on either side. For the \ ew hedge, it 

 is a thing o| beauty, as smh hedges are when they i.m Iv 

 grown to perfection. 



One of the most pleasant h if.ires ..( the r.mglev gardens 

 is the Court, which is entered by the covered wax . >o..| and 

 shady On the walls is a pr idig.il wealth ot climbers, 

 vine, clematis, and what you will, and great i.iie and thought 

 have clearly been bestowed upon the selection of the flo A 

 tor this cherished retreat. Uittodils are there, but only those of 

 the choicest and most beautiful kinds. In the earls spring d.is s 

 it Fehru.i's and March the deep purple and orange (lowers ot 

 Iris reticulata bloom profusely, and sometimes they mas Iv 

 seen to great advantage using over a iarpet of pure snow. 

 Myrtle flourishes there, and rosemary, (or remembrance, in 

 gre.it bushes ; Iris pumila in many colours gladdens the 

 in the early part of the \e.tr; downcast fritill.ines, lx-p.itu.is. 



asphodels, yellow and grey, tulips, sum .ml \< -n .A. r >-, -s full 



__^________ ot fragrant grace, and 



show their beauty in due season. \ 

 only are the vines which clothe the 

 w.iilso; , not only are jasmine-, 



white and yellow, and wistaria, trailing 



t its purple clusters, present in thriving 



splendour, but the trees ot guelder 

 roses are themselves pressed into 

 service as creepers, and the eli 

 both novel and pleasing. 



The visitor to r.mgley Man-- 

 almost bewildered by the variety "I 

 beautiful scenes that meet his 

 Me has admired the court garden ; 

 let us take him also into the little 

 garden, girt about with yew IK 

 on every side, in which m-rst cherish. .1 

 plants are tended. Inside tli.it pr<- 

 tecting bulwark tall lilies and li 

 the best of the larkspurs, v.n 

 them of tlv DCeivaWe, 



and Japanese anemones find a sanc- 

 tuary and thrive amazingly. Then, 

 come again to tin- I the house. 



tlie moat and walk upon the 



i;osds. l.ng. that 

 borders the lawn. That terrace ends 

 in a pergola, happiest of importations 





