European and Japanese Gardens 
A SHADED WALK AT FRANKLEIGH 
results amply justify this course. The thoroughness of the 
English garden is the very root of its charm. The garden, 
whether large or small, shows care in every part, and not only 
care, but generally the loving care of the man who is really 
fond of his garden as a whole, and of his plants individually. 
One cannot go through a garden with the owner or his gar¬ 
dener without feeling that to them the garden is as intimate as 
the house. 
The whole attitude of mind of the Englishman is the de¬ 
sire to satisfy a need rather than to supply a luxury, and there¬ 
fore this is generally found to be the chief motive in the laying 
out of his garden. The great majority of English gardens 
have developed in direct response to practical needs, and if one 
studies these needs and sees how they have been met, the his¬ 
tory of nine-tenths of the English gardens is given. The 
needs of the house are approaches and courts or yards. 
The main approach is for the convenience of the family 
and their guests; it is not considered as a portion of the 
grounds especially desirable as an outlook. The chief living 
rooms are where aspect and outlook are most favorable ; 
so that the entrance hall is naturally given the less desirable 
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