European and Japanese Gardens 



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A SHADED WALK AT FRANKLEIGH 



results amply justify this course. The thoroughness of the 

 English garden is the very root of its charm. The garden, 

 whether large or small, shows care in every part, and not only 

 care, but generally the loving care of the man who is really 

 fond of his garden as a whole, and of his plants individually. 

 One cannot go through a garden with the owner or his gar- 

 dener without feeling that to them the garden is as intimate as 

 the house. 



The whole attitude of mind of the Englishman is the de- 

 sire to satisfy a need rather than to supply a luxury, and there- 

 fore this is generally found to be the chief motive in the laving 

 out of his garden. The great majority of English gardens 

 have developed in direct response to practical needs, and if one 

 studies these needs and sees how they have been met, the his- 

 tory of nine-tenths of the English gardens is given. The 

 needs of the house are approaches and courts or yards. 

 The main approach is for the convenience of the family 

 and their guests ; it is not considered as a portion of the 

 grounds especially desirable as an outlook. The chief living 

 rooms are where aspect and outlook are most favorable ; 

 so that the entrance hall is naturally given the less desirable 



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