164 GARDEN DESIGN 



Privacy from the road is generally required and 

 can be best attained by a row of lime trees trained 

 flat. The stems are clean to the fence level, after 

 which branches are trained sideways. The back 

 garden also needs to be screened from view. The 

 most satisfactory way to do this is to carry a wall 

 across the garden in a line with the front of the 

 house ; but the expense is usually prohibitive. 

 Treillage or a hedge can be substituted. 



The path from the gate to the front door should 

 be direct, and wide enough for two persons to walk 

 together in comfort. Brick, tile, and flag stones 

 are particularly nice for short entrance paths, 

 as they are dry under foot, suitable in conjunction 

 with buildings, and assist towards the extreme 

 neatness which ought to characterize an entrance. 



Repton lays down the following rules to govern 

 the formation of an approach to the house. 



ist. It ought to be a road to the house, and to 

 that principally. 



2nd. If not naturally the nearest road possible 

 it ought to be made impossible to go a nearer. 



3rd. The obstacles introduced for this purpose 

 must appear natural. 



4th. When an approach quits the highroad, it 

 ought not to break from it at right angles, or in 

 such a manner as robs the entrance of importance, 

 but rather at some bend of the public road from 

 whence a lodge or gate may be more conspicuous ; 

 and where the highroad may appear to branch 



