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GARDENS OLD AND NFW. 



from the sunny 

 South, covered 

 with vines. 

 Remember, as 

 you note the 

 ye%v hedge 

 parting the 

 lawn from the 

 meadows, that 

 although it 

 stands loft. 

 high now, it is 

 the result of 

 trees which 

 were but i8in. 

 high when 

 they were 

 planted in the 

 winter of 1884 

 only six- 

 teen years 

 ago, after all. 

 Through the 

 pergola you 

 reach the 

 orchard, 

 standing on 

 the south- 



western side of the grounds, and hard by Wonersh Common. 

 It is but twelve years old, and it is a thing of beauty, particularly 

 in the fresh spring-time, before "The cuckoo's parting cry, 

 ' The bloom has gone, and with the bloom go I.' " 



In nothing has Mr. Flower been more triumphantly 

 successful than in his treatment of the ancient moat, not 

 merely as a thing of beauty in itself, but ns a source of new 

 be.mties elsewhere. Sixteen years ago the moat was a 

 waterless eyesore, and the water from the pond above was 

 wasted ; now the moat is full, and its surplus waters are turned 

 to the L'leati-st advantage. Come to the north-east end 



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THE ANCIENT PART OF THE MANOR HOUSE. 



of tho terrace 

 and you shall 

 visit the bog 

 garden, one 

 of the most 

 beautiful and 

 successful of 

 its kind in 

 England. In 

 the soil, a 

 mixture of the 

 local earth 

 with finely- 

 chopped peat, 

 there is 

 nothing mys- 

 terious or 

 unattainable. 

 But the posi- 

 tion is admir- 

 ably chosen, 

 and it has 

 not been less 

 cunningly 

 used, for the 

 bog garden is a 

 few feet lower 

 than the level 



of the moat, so that it can be flooded at will. Yet it is well 

 drained, so that the water is never stagnant, and the manner in 

 which the water is introduced is artistic in the extreme. One 

 is loth to leave the bog garden, crowded with interesting plants ; 

 but another feature is hard by the small lake, fringed with a 

 variety of water-loving flowers. Then the ground rises, and 

 one enters a rock garden, not large, but perfect in detail, and 

 a thousand alpine flowers cover the earth with rich carpets 

 of blossom. Take Tangley Manor for all in all, it is 

 certainly one of the most beautiful pleasaunces in England, 

 and a true work of natural art. 



Country Lift." 



rvFX^ / rv W ' " ' VH -1 



THH KLOWEK-.MARGINEU LAKE. 



C'o*(r>' Life.' 



