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Gardens for Small Country Houses. 



FIG. 76. — PLAN OF PLEWLAND GARDEN. 



Lane, is a good 

 example of what 

 may be done in 

 a limited space 

 (Figs. 81 and 82). 

 The garden is 

 divided from the 

 space at the back 

 of the house by 

 a simple colon- 

 nade of stone. 

 Fortunately, 

 there existed 

 two fine trees, 

 one a mulberry 

 of noble growth, 

 and these make 

 brave features. 



A sense of length is given to the garden by the wide parallel stone paths, the middle 

 one of which is interrupted by a round pool. At the far end the old, uninteresting 

 wall has been transformed by the building of two niches, which shelter statues in the 

 classical manner. Reference to the plan (Fig. 80) shows a practical point in the provision 

 of a narrow flagged path up the east side, which gives access to the flower-beds 

 on either side. The whole scheme is simple and unlaboured. Too often the makers of 



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FIG 77. — THE SUNK GARDEN AT PLEWLAND, HASLEMERE. 



