80 GAEDEK OKKAMENTS 



There is a pleasure indescribable felt by lovers 

 of plants when designing any feature of their 

 grounds. This is particularly true with the gate 

 and the planting. They must bear ia mind, how- 

 ever, the true purpose of gates and their proper 

 use on country estates. It is designed as a means 

 of ingress, and as such, should be suited to the type 

 of mansion. Therefore, into its plan should be 

 worked the atmosphere of the residence as well as 

 the characteristics of the surrounding country. 

 For instance, a wooden fence and gate-post would 

 be entirely inappropriate if one were dealing with 

 a beautiful summer estate where the house was to 

 be built of brick. 



Compositions should not be carelessly used and 

 it should be remembered that there is great dan- 

 ger in our zeal for producing something unique, 

 of going to the other extreme and giving an over- 

 ornamental creation. One cannot be too particu- 

 lar in maMng the entrance and the adjoining fence 

 accord with the idea one is trying to bring out iu 

 the whole plan. 



The driveway is of fully as much importance as 

 the entrance. It should be kept scrupulously neat 

 and free from weeds. To have it at its best it 



