14 GARDENS : THEIR FORM AND DESIGN 



would be best with a less high centre, as it is not strong 

 unless supported by stout cross-pieces at the back, 



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Fig. 12. 



that we have 

 passed in review 

 so far are suited 

 more especially 

 to gardens where 

 there is a degree 

 of formality 

 within. Let us 

 now consider a 

 position where a 

 wood has been 

 partly converted 

 into a garden, 

 and necessarily 

 the entrance itself should reflect to a certain degree the 

 rural scene. Here the simplicity of Fig. i6, which 

 can be either modified or 

 elaborated upon as the 

 immediate surroundings 

 require, would be charm- 

 ing. A beautiful grey-blue 

 wistaria, grown upon the 

 wooden uprights and 

 trained across the main 

 arch, would lead well into 

 the sombre green of a 

 woodland scene beyond. 



Where skill comes in 

 above all is in the selec- 

 tion of a suitable frame- 

 work for the picture 



Fig. 13. 



disclosed the moment we are upon the threshold of the 



