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Gardens for Small Country Houses. 



of such a platform is an obvious and convenient way of disposing of the earth or 

 sand excavated for foundations and cellars. It is also desirable to have one wide, easy 

 terrace on the sunny side. The plan and sketch (Figs. ii. and iii.) show a clever treatment 

 by Mr. C. li. Mallows of a rectangular space of about an acre. The house is near the 

 middle — an advantage on a small plot ; it is well bounded laterally by a pergola, 



FIG. III. — PLAN OF A GARDEN BY MR. C. E. MALLOWS. 



walled on its outer side to the east, and by an evergreen hedge, thick and high, to the 

 west. A small loggia is notched into the house itself — we are in the house and yet in 

 the garden — a step down leads to a comfortable space of terrace ; four more steps 

 go directly into the garden. There is a fairly large lawn, a winding walk through a 

 home spinney, and the rest is kitchen garden. 



