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 with 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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