6 
PICTURESQUE GARDENS 
HENDERSON’S 
GATEWAYS AND ENTRANCES 
Houses situated in grounds of considerable area, and reached by a drivevcay, 
require an approach that will harmonize and give a characteristic impression of the 
building and its enclosed surroundings. The importance of this feature in embel- 
lishing home grounds is usually underestimated. Gateways and entrances, properly 
treated, are a powerful auxiliary, investing the place with their force and character. 
If the si tuation be 
suburban, with a number 
of buildings in the neigh- 
borhood, or if the house 
and grounds are some- 
what formal in design, 
then the entrance should 
be marked with architec- 
ture, either with or without 
gates. The architecture 
may be elaborate, in the 
form of a curving wall with 
pillars and an arch, more 
or less carved, or it may 
be modestly simple, ac- 
cording to conditions. In 
the country, where the 
surroundings are purely 
natural, but little archi- 
tectural work is advisable; 
and this had better con- 
sist of substantial but 
simple stone- or rustic- 
work. 
