96 THE ART AND PRACTICE OF LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



water. The main entrance was from the public road, at the eastern 

 end of the winter garden. In front of this, for its whole length, 

 was made a terrace walk, finishing at the western end in a 

 Dutch garden, with clipped yew hedges giving sheltered places 

 for seats, bordered beds arranged for bulbs, flowers, and evergreen 

 foliage plants in their season. Beyond the terrace walk was a grassy 

 slope ; on the grass flat between it and the terrace walk vases were 

 set at intervals. From the central hall of the winter garden a main 

 walk, 1 8 ft. wide, led to the gardens, crossing the River Wye, 

 towards which the ground rapidly fell, by a stone and iron bridge. 

 This walk stopped at a band-stand, from the encircling paths round 

 which other walks deviated right and left. Plate O shows a sketch 

 of the bridge here built, and use was made of the falling ground 

 to take a walk by the river-side, under the side arches of the 

 bridge. The water-level of the river itself was raised by means of 

 the stone dam built to represent a natural cascade. From the space 

 around the band-stand views were obtained within the grounds on 

 the north, of the river, with its bridges and ground rising towards 

 the winter garden ; on the east, of the rose garden, with its spirally 

 ascending walk, thus showing the beds on the slope ; on the south, 

 over the lake to the wooded bank beyond ; on the west, of the 

 grassy expanse through which runs a small stream, spreading into 

 the lake. A nearly circular walk, with lime-trees planted on each 

 side, is made round the lawn, and walks are taken off at various 

 points, each one more or less concealed, and giving access to some 

 special attraction, either by a rustic bridge crossing the river, giving 

 a peep of a strong spring of water rushing down in a cascade to 

 join the stream ; by the formation of a formal garden devoted to 

 various kinds of peat-loving plants ; by leading past old trees 

 standing on their grassy mounds and giving shelter; by displaying 

 a flower garden, bright with colour, in front of a covered seat, 



