Book of Gardens 
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Summerhouse 
Select a shady spot in some hill¬ 
side orchard for the rustic summer 
house. Build a platform of rough 
boards, and fence it in with a rail¬ 
ing of rough-cut timber. At one 
side make a square, peak-roofed 
shelter or lean-to out of slabs and 
rough posts. On festive occasions 
lanterns can be strung about this 
platform 
A? Qolonial 
HQClbo 
The gazabo is an old fashioned gar¬ 
den adornment. It usually marked, 
as shown on the plan, the crossing 
of the garden axes. Formal beds, 
bordered with box, were on all sides. 
Here stood the octagonal building 
with lattice walls and open doorways 
and a curved roof capped by a 
weathervane. A gazabo adds dignity 
to the garden scheme 
7 / 7 ? English 
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An English tea house—or per¬ 
haps some would choose to 
call it Italian—is built against 
the garden wall. A roof of 
slate, with wide projecting 
eaves; a colonnade fagade with 
arched openings, and in the 
shadows a long bench. Cedars 
in pots stand on either side. 
A bird basin marks the middle 
arch, and a pool is in front 
