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away into a wilderness of shrubs. The effect, needless 
to say, was supremely ridiculous. If the public road be 
straight, or nearly so, the entrance drive should leave it 
at right angles, an oblique juncture only being permissible 
when the road is decidedly curved. Privacy should be 
secured by suitable planting, as it is by no means desir- 
able that the best parts of the garden or the windows of 
the house be overlooked by persons using the general 
approach. 
Another point which must necessarily be borne it 
mind when contemplating a feature of this description 
is the expense of up-keep—no insignificant item in the 
case of a considerable length of drive. Nothing looks 
worse than ill-kept, weedy pathways, and unless con- 
stantly tended and regravelled from time to time, they 
soon present a spectacle of dismal neglect. The small 
house is generally better approached by a short direct 
route, omitting even a carriage court or turn, unless 
ample space can be allowed. ‘The seclusion afforded by 
a drive is easily obtainable by other means, and the 
feeling of pretentious importance which this feature often 
imparts is scant compensation for loss of needed ground 
for lawns and flower-garden. 
Garden walks are capable of great variety of treat- 
ment; they may be laid in several materials, and by their 
presence, both utilitarian and artistic ends may be com- 
passed. The most common fault with designers is the 
formation of too many walks, a style of arrangement 
which is particularly objectionable in small gardens. An 
artificially constructed pathway is rarely in itself a 
beautiful object, though it may often appear so owing 
to the nature of its surroundings. For this reason a 
walk should generally be made to serve a useful purpose, 
rather than act as a mere foil to surroundings of a 
different type. The walks nearest to the house will, in 
many cases, form part of a terrace scheme, and it is well 
