THE SMALL PLACE 



separate the small orderly garden from the rougher 

 fields and the bigger expanses of surrounding 

 country. These same reasons inspired its repeti- 

 tion for this country house. In its simple ar- 

 rangement, there is a message to every dweller in 

 rural communities, a suggestion of how to give the 

 farmhouse a worthy dignity through an appropri- 

 ate setting. 



The Garden. 



To one side of the house, the ground slopes 

 quite steeply and a small garden was won from 

 the surrounding farm lands by giving it three 

 levels. Highest is the terrace outside the living 

 room porch. Going down five steep stone steps 

 we stop on a narrow strip, not more than ten feet 

 wide, where Roses grow and tumble over the wall. 

 Down another five steps and we stand in the 

 garden proper. 



It is a very small garden. It is walled in with 

 the same field stone used in the enclosure of the 

 fore-court. An adequate enclosure is one of the 

 main essentials of a garden. By shutting it in, 

 the garden is relieved of the disturbing task of 

 competing with the bigness of the surrounding 

 country with its varied nature. The trees that 



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