CHAPTER VII 



ENCLOSURES 



UNDER the heading of enclosures 

 we may class such permanent ac- 

 cessories as walls, balustrades, and 

 fences. 



WALLS 



Boundary walls and terrace walls are to 

 a garden what walls are to a house. Their 

 excuse for being is the privacy, protection, 

 or support they give. To many persons a 

 garden is not satisfying unless it is enclosed 

 in some manner. Surely a wall or fence, 

 or even a hedge is absolutely necessary if 

 the garden is to have an air of restful 

 beauty ; but sometimes Nature may be a 

 wonderful aid in accomplishing this result 

 by bounding a desirable spot for a garden 

 with a natural ledge or the steep slope of a 

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