CHAPTER III 



Hedges and Fences 



MUCH has been said of late regarding the wholesale manner 

 in which fashion has dictated that every sort of fence 

 and boundary should be removed. The word " garden " 

 carries with it the meaning of enclosure. We in America are getting 

 more and more away from having even our own dooryards to 



Moderate sized country house facing east. It is on a slope, which is 



terraced. Liberal use is made of evergreens, including Rhododendrons. 



A road which isn't seen in the picture, winds past the front to the north 



(or right hand) side of the house 



ourselves. Often we cannot tell where our province leaves off and 

 the next begins. Marauders have full sweep. There is something 

 homely about an enclosure with some degree of privacy. Because 

 the city is abolishing everything for such privacy we wish at times to 

 be by ourselves, and the country is chosen. Hedges or boundaries need 

 not be emphasized, but let us not fear to put up some little shrubbery 

 to shield us from the public gaze, and let us enclose parts of our 

 own domain by a low hedge. Formidable fences are not advocated, 

 but private areas bounded by hedges are always interesting. 



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