CHAPTER XVIII 



Garden Accessories 



Many a good garden picture is ruined by the 

 introduction of some incongruous structure, 

 which offends by reason of its design, deco- 

 ration, or colour. Yet there is ample scope for 

 useful accessories, and of these perhaps there 

 is no better example than: 



The Summer House — Modern gardeners 

 have sadly neglected this structure, so dear 

 to the hearts of a past generation, and it is 

 customary to sneer at it as a place given over 

 to insect life and mildew. If that is the state 

 of any summer house, it is the fault of the 

 gardener. There is no reason why it should 

 be infested with insect life to the prejudice of 

 its users, and it is quite easy to construct it so 

 that it may be a dry and comfortable retreat 

 in all weathers. 



The summer house is not only a useful ad- 

 junct as a shelter from wind and the scorching 



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