THE MERCURY, BYGDO, CHRISTIANIA 



of the house a big terrace has been built, 

 from which there is a most delightful view 

 of the garden. This is one of the many 

 improvements the place has undergone since 

 King Haakon and Queen Maud took up 

 their abode for six months of every year at 

 Kongsgaarden. Still more striking, however, 

 is the changed aspect of the garden and park. 

 What was once a garden had, in 1905, become 

 more like a wilderness, and it is entirely due 

 to Queen Maud's untiring interest and care 

 that such wonders have been wrought under 

 her superintendence. The plan is that of an 

 English garden, Queen Maud's special pride 

 being her most successful rock-garden, and 

 indeed it is a lovely sight, with its masses 

 of colours which blend so well together. In 

 the shade of the big old elms bright green 

 lawns stretch out as far as the eye can reach. 



On the round space in front of the house 

 there are red geranium beds in circles, and 

 smaller ones with pink begonias. At both 

 sides are herbaceous borders where every 

 shade of blue, pink, mauve, yellow, and white 

 alternates. 

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