LAKE PAVILIONS AND TEA ROOMS 



life, this suggestion of gracious hospitality, per- 

 sonified in the lake pavilion, to make the spot com- 

 plete. 



In building a lake pavilion, it is made the keynote 

 of the decorative accessories. When it is situated 

 near the margin of the lake, the tallest planting that 

 surrounds the borders of the water should stand 

 just behind the building. This tall planting will 

 serve as the background of the pavilion, from the 

 water view, and from the land view it will serve 

 as a screen and a shelter. When situated in the 

 centre of the body of water, the stationary pavilion 

 may have considerable advantage in the decorative 

 treatment of the little island or the rocky base sup- 

 porting it, and in the establishing of plants in flower 

 boxes and in pockets of rich earth in the rocks. The 

 rustic walk or bridge leading out to the pavilion is 

 capable of many attractive forms of decoration, and 

 the concrete arrangements for intake and overflow 

 also contribute to the ornamental features. For the 

 floating pavilion tea room, special attention is given 

 to the treatment of plants and blooming vines grow- 

 ing in boxes on the barge-like extension at its base, 

 and to the display along the banks of the lake. There 

 should not be any suggestion of a sharply defined 

 margin in the border. Groups, gaps, and breaks in 

 planting should give access to paths leading to land- 

 ing places. 



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