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Gardens for Small Country Houses. 



should give the impression of being 

 tKere to be sat on, and that is not 

 Hkely to be very convincing if 

 there is no path to give access 

 to it. In the majority of small 

 gardens, however, it will be found 

 rnore practicable to rely on mov- 

 able wooden seats of' stout build. 

 Teak or oak are the best materials, 

 but well-seasoned' deals, of a sort 



that does not tend to split on , 



exposurc'td rairi and sun, are good' enough if carefully and regularly painte'd. Green is a 

 doubtful colour for a seat,* as it is likely to quarrel with the varied natural greens which 

 are near it. White is safe, but looks rather staring during the seasons when there is 

 no brilliant colour in the flower garden to relieve it. Oak untreated and allowed to 

 take on the silvery hues which weather will bring to it is, on the whole, the best 



FIG. 354. — BY MR. J. P. WHITE. 



■ fig: 355. — BY MR. J. P. WHITE. 



material for. thei garden seat ; teak, though good,, because almost everlasting, is not 



of so pleasant a colour. 



It is well to provide a paved space for such heavy wooden furniture as is not likely 



to be moved about. Gravel is not comfortable for the feet, and the disadvantages 



of grass ar-e obvious. An admirable arrangement at Wittersham House is shown in 



Fig. 352. Three 

 long seats, ' two 

 chairs and a table 

 are arranged on a 

 paved floor, and 

 the wall behind is 

 treated with niches 

 holding basket- 

 bearing lead boys 

 between pilasters 

 crowned by tro- 

 phies of fruit. 

 Flower vases 

 standing at the 

 corners of the 

 paving complete 

 a very pretty 



FIG. 356. — DESIGNED BY MR. MAURICE WEBB. 



