70 GARDENS IN THE MAKING 



to us, and these will be considered on a later 

 page. 



One point is worth mentioning in connection 

 with courts enclosed by buildings on three sides 

 only. It is often difficult to make any self- 

 contained arrangement which does not look mean 

 and insignificant. The fact that one side is open 

 makes it impossible to set one's own scale, for the 

 country beyond will immediately challenge it. But 

 a solution may sometimes be found in projecting 

 the width of the court some distance out into the 

 gardens by extending its parallel boundaries with 

 dwarf hedges, walls, or balustrade, furnishing it 

 the while with some feature of interest, — a seat, 

 arbour, steps, or other device. By this means our 

 court partakes of the garden, — a definite portion of 

 the latter is received into the court, and that which 

 cannot be treated satisfactorily by itself is blended 

 with a larger scheme and its deficiencies are 

 cancelled. The bird's-eye view of Dalingridge 

 (fig. lo) will give an instance of the idea in 

 practice. 



