THE RESIDENCE, . . 

 or 



ADELINE. DUCHESS OF BEDFORD 



WOODSIDE, . 



RICttMANSWORTH. 



Aintt : ' irden is that .it Win.dside, Chenies, IH-.U 



Rickmansworih, in Hertfordshire, lying just beyond 

 the village, near the foot of a somew hat strep hill 

 there, because it is so beautiful and otiaint and yet 

 quite modern. An intense love for natural beauty 

 has inspired th* creation, and it will be sivn that tlu- work 

 his been conducted in a truly arti-tic spirit, and with fine 

 imagMi.itive talent. This, indeed, we should have expected, 

 ! "lav-out " were the work of Mr. l.utyens. 

 the eminent architect, who is so well versed in garden lore 

 and 



The ---ted the terraced character, and it is 



notable that the garden embodies the character both of the 

 slope and the terrace, of the natural and the formal, the green 

 lawns leading downward being the framework Iurth.it delightful 

 descent. Turf, one of the most beautiful things to be found in 

 thes. latitudes, is not wanting. I) sceiidin,.', then, by sloping 

 paths and stairways between the lawns, and by a delightful 

 sundial, yo-a reach the Pond Court, which is theceiitr.il teature 

 of the garden most admirably conceived. You have passed, 

 as you approached it, by gay flower-beds and rich green yew 

 hedges, and find something very quaint in the wooden paveme t 



and the stone edgings i.f the ' .!> in the court itself. 



Above the pon.!, the pillars, \\huh | u \r .1 tine l.u "bean c i-t. 

 Iv.ir heavy beams, and upon them climbing IOM-S h.ive vast 

 their ten 'rils. Here is the ch MIC of the old Hnglish 



garden its simplicity. Tin- w the court IN entrained 



by yew hedges, and .it Us . r delightlul st-.it-~. 



\"thing could surpass the sjvi i.il channof the stirroun.i 

 On one hand you pass by an opening in the hed^e ID!" a 



beaut it III rectangular enc'osed garden, \vhele oth I tine hedges 



enfrair.e rich tl i\\er-!x\K and green grass edgings, and at the 

 other end is a most tasteful seat, where it is pVasant t" sit and 

 look at what has been left Ivhind. Here, vu-eiu-J "tt, is a 

 retired and sheltered plac , such as Chauc'.-i might have loved, 

 and wheie many lovely blossoms flourish . The tic -s 1-vyoiul 

 this garden are singularlv beautiful, and lend richness to this 

 part of the grounds. Then, on the other side "t the I'oiul Omit 

 is the rock garden, where ins s a.,,1 other water-lo\in^ plants 

 find a congenial home. Here is a delightful conti.ist nt Character. 

 From the semi-formality of the enclosed garden Courts, you have 

 passed, before rea> lung the t" >t <] the ^l"p , into a tract of the 

 garden where Nature is tempted to manifest, aiii":ig rocky 

 surroundings, some special ch inns. 



MEK OKACE'S 



