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South-east of the parterre, and at a rather lower level, is the duck pond, reflecting the charming old 
house in its still waters. It is skirted on one side by a row of old limes, beyond which is another 
kitchen garden. A small flight of steps, circular on plan, leads from the parterre to the bowling-green, 
a long narrow alley terminating in a clair voyde or open railing, through which a vista is obtained down 
an avenue across the park. Four examples of the leaden vases for which Drayton is so justly famous 
are shown on Plate 30. 
It is interesting to note that some vases here are from the same moulds as the Penshurst example 
on Plate 110, whilst others have the mythological subjects in bas-relief which are cast round the body of 
the vase, from the same moulds as those at Chiswick House, Middlesex, though the vases differ 
entirely in their general design: thus probably indicating a common origin. There are many fine 
examples of ironwork, all attributable to Lady Mary Mordaunt, who married, first, Henry, seventh Duke 
of Norfolk ; secondly, Sir John Germain ; the date 1699 is on one of these gates. 
ROSE GARDENS AT ROCKINGHAM CASTLE 
AND BROUGHTON CASTLE. 
PLATE 31. 
ijggg|HE two examples of the treatment of enclosed rose gardens given on this plate 
will suffice to show how charming a feature such a garden can be made. 
The Rockingham garden is well arranged within its circular trimmed yew 
hedge, in which are six arched openings, marked with little pyramids. It lies not 
far from the south side of the house, and is surrounded by fine old trees. The 
circular space it occupies is about forty-five yards in diameter, and is divided by six 
paths meeting in an inner ring. The flower-beds between have neat grass borders 
and are mostly filled with roses, an outer flower border and path following the circular form of the garden. 
The walled-in garden from Broughton Castle was laid out under the tasteful guidance of Lady 
Algernon Gordon Lennox within quite recent years, and one who knew the old castle but a few years ago 
—when pasture land extended right up to the house—could hardly fail to be struck by the immense 
improvement that has been wrought. The rose garden may have originally occupied the position of an 
old walled-in garden, and retains the enclosing walls that have stood in their place for generations, 
but until recently the space was used as a drying-ground. Although the view shown on the plate fails 
to give an idea of the glories of the garden in all its summer beauty, it answers its purpose in showing 
the forms of the beds and the general disposition of the garden. A rich herbaceous border runs under 
the wall, and the middle space is cut out in beds of fleur-de-lis shape; in the centre is a sundial of 
somewhat unusual form, raised on two grass steps, stone-edged, with an inscription : 
“ I tell men hourlie how the shadowes fly, 
For men are shadowes and a shadowe I.” 
Other examples of the planning of rose gardens shown in this volume are to be found at Hatfield 
(Plate 25), Chastleton Manor-house (Plate 22), and Saighton Grange (Plate 60), and the series of designs 
for small parterres given on Plates 104 and 105 are also very suitable for this kind of garden, where it is 
essential that the beds should be rather small and narrow. 
