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Then, again, the size and quality of the lawns, the superb 

 and stately beech trees and oaks, the multitudes of splendid 

 shrubs, the wonderful collection of conifers, and above all 

 the skill and knowledge with which everything is cultivated, 

 all tend to make this garden a place of superlative and 

 enchanting beauty. 



GARDENS AND GROUNDS AT BAGSHOT PARK 



By Mr. C W. KNOWLES, Head Gardener 



Bagshot Park, the country seat of Their Royal Highnesses 

 the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, is pleasantly situated 

 about midway between Windsor Castle and Aldershot. Nest- 

 ling among the pines that abound in this pretty part of Surrey, 

 Bagshot has been the occasional residence of several English 

 monarchs, and other members of the Royal Family. The 

 Duke and Duchess of Gloucester lived here for many years in 

 the early part of the nineteenth century. It is supposed that 

 the pleasure grounds were remodelled, laid out and planted 

 by them. If that is so. Their Royal Highnesses must have 

 been most enthusiastic horticulturists, for although planted 

 more than a hundred years ago there are still growing many 

 fine specimen trees and shrubs, whose luxuriance and beauty 

 show that they were carefully selected, judiciously planted, 

 and lovingly tended in their early days. Their harmony and 

 grandeur has increased with time and is fully appreciated by 

 the present royal owners. Many a specimen has been saved 

 from becoming starved and decrepit and been given a fresh 

 lease of life through His Royal Highness's forethought and 

 practical knowledge of forestry gained in more than thirty years 

 of careful study. They have been given light and air when 

 required by having adjacent trees or shrubs of little value 

 removed, and by being treated with a deep knowledge of the 

 wants of each species which is very seldom equalled. 



When H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught, four years before 



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