40 GARDENS IN THE iMAKING 



distance by the colonnade of roses. The walk 

 westward leads to the woodland and wild garden, 

 and the whole extends the length of the house to 

 correspond with the main width of the garden. 

 Wherever one stands, therefore, in the walks below, 

 one looks up to a background of which the house 

 occupies the centre and the pergolas the two wings. 



At Little Lodge, Newick (fig. 9), the ground 

 was above the level of the floors, and the latter had 

 to be lowered still further to increase the height 

 of the rooms. The paved walk was therefore sunk 

 below the level of the garden and made very wide 

 to ensure the dryness of the house. It is of bricks 

 laid in small squares, varied by flagstones, and is the 

 full width of the enclosure. 



At Elm Tree Farm, West Wittering (fig. 56), a 

 broad walk of the beautiful Purbeck stone is laid 

 along the front between the house and the lawn, 

 and with its level character increases the quiet 

 sobriety of the Georgian house. It is seldom, 

 however, sufficient to take the paving to the end of 

 the house, for all garden walks require distance and 

 a continuation of their lines. At Elm Tree Farm, 

 therefore, some outbuildings and planting were 



