LAWNS, GLADES AND GARDEN WALKS. 



test extending over several years, that yellow York flags, procured from Idle or Morley, 

 prove the most serviceable in wear, and, in colour, harmonize well with the green which 

 preponderates in a garden. 



Once or twice I have been asked to form a path across a lawn which shall appear 

 as little noticeable as possible. In such cases I have recommended a narrow line of 

 pea-green flags cut from Westmorland slates which, both in colour and the nature of 

 the surface obtained by splitting them at the quarry, are admirable for the purpose. 



Although there are a few exceptional cases, such as the rock garden, where crazy 

 paving may be used effectively, there can be no doubt that in most instances, this form of 

 garden pavement results in one of the worst forms of affectation, like rustic garden 

 houses, seats and bridges. Except therefore where special circumstances make the use 

 of such paving advisable, it is to be avoided. 



Cement or asphalt walks are also, as a rule, undesirable. There are, however, 

 one or two kinds of concrete less objectionable than the ordinary forms, which make 



FIG. 163. PAVING AT THE GRANGE, WRAYSBURY. (See also III. No. I2Q.) 



pleasant paths. The best is the concrete coloured by oxides, largely used in Scotland 

 for steps and the paving of yards, while another, deserving favourable mention, resembles 

 broken mosaic floors and is a combination of concrete and broken gravel. 



Gravelled As will be seen from the accompanying section (111. No. 164) gravelled paths 



paths. are formed much in the same way as drives, the formation of which is dealt with in 



Chapter VI., the usual difference being that the former are not made with sufficient care. 

 This is a great mistake, as very little extra expense in formation will make the walk 

 more serviceable ever afterwards. On the section the ground has been excavated a little 

 deeper at the sides to take a land drain, above which conies first the pitching, then material 

 broken to about the size of a hen's egg, and on the top of this a layer of pinnell or 

 gravel to form the surface, the best from the point of view of colour being the gravel 

 obtained from Farnham, Carnforth or the Wrekin. The red granite gravel so much 

 used in the Highlands of Scotland also makes fine walks, and very beautiful gravel may 

 sometimes be obtained from the neighbourhood of lead and copper mines. Where 



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