Formal Flower-Beds 



solid to a height of some five or six feet, and 

 then are finished by an elaborate open-work 

 parapet. How is this formal space ar- 

 ranged ? A straight drive leads from the 

 gateway to the Hall, in front of which it 

 spreads into a broad carriage-sweep ; and 

 all the remaining space is a formal flower- 

 garden with small pattern-beds of graceful 

 shapes, divided by narrow threads of grav- 

 el and forming two large designs, one on 

 either side of the road, which are set off 

 from the road and the carriage - sweep by 

 borders of turf. 



If we imagine this rectangular, walled-in 

 space disposed in a naturalistic way, we 

 perceive at once that it would be ineffective 

 in itself and that it would injure the unity 

 of its architectural environment. Now, be- 

 yond the garden-walls, freely growing tall 

 trees crowd up closely and proclaim the 

 naturalistic beauties of the encircling park ; 

 and their contrast wuth the architectural 

 charm of the garden makes them seem 

 doubly beautiful, doubly suggestive, while 

 it enhances the charm of the garden itself. 

 Even if the beds in this garden are very 



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