Book of Gardens 



85 



A NEW ENGLAND GARDEN BY THE SEA 



Below the retain- 

 ing wall with its 

 sheared privet 

 hedge are the 

 clipped turf walks 

 and formal flower 

 beds bright with 

 delphinium, lilies, 

 phlox and many 

 other plants. A 

 thick hedge of ar- 

 borvitce surrounds 

 the whole and, 

 w i t h the trees, 

 forms an effective 

 background 



In front of the 

 house a long 

 stretch of ground 

 has been converted 

 into a formal gar- 

 den. A Druid feel- 

 ing is given by an 

 old wooden sun- 

 dial set in a circle 

 of turquoise and 

 flame slate flags, 

 with curved stone 

 benches and bay 

 trees on either 

 hand in symmetri- 

 cal arrangement 



