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The average farmhouse has to contend with the interminable reaches of the surrounding fields. Hence some sort of enclosure — preferably a wall of field stone — can keep 
the house lands apart, making the house and its gardens a distinctive unit. Even better is it to have a fore-court, as here, where the approach to the house is gradual. A 
pool or fountain, naturalistic planting, and a garden settee in a shaded spot, make the fore-court an achievement. 
