House & Garden 
Clipped Yew Hedges at Holme Lacy, Herefordshire, England. 
From “Garden Ornament”, Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York. 
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T HE splendid old Yew hedges at 
Holme Lacy are full of delightful 
interest and form the best possible back¬ 
ground to borders of hardy flowers. In 
some of the manor house gardens of 
England there stand rows of stately 
Yews, each tree at a certain height, 
stretching to right and left to meet its 
fellow, so forming a series of great green 
archways in order that each archway 
may give a different view of some aspect 
of garden beauty. 
The entrance is not pronounced, being 
merely a latticed porch 
A Country House That Rambles 
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the entire center of the square save for 
a brick edging and pavement about 4' 
wide. This, in turn, is bordered by 
plants and vines that climb up the 
lattices along the walls of the house. A 
picturesque and romantic setting! 
The house stands back on a side road, 
far from the main arteries of country 
traffic. Entrance is gained through a 
rough driveway that winds around until 
it comes up to one side of the house. 
The house entrance is not especially 
pronounced—just a bay with casement 
windows flung open to catch the breeze 
and a line or two of trellis enclosing the 
entrance porch. One might think it 
was the service part of the house. And 
yet, this unobtrusive entrance is quite 
in keeping with the general scheme of 
the exterior. 
You pass in through this latticed 
porch and tread the brick flooring to 
reach the entrance door. The door is a 
massive affair with decorative nail heads 
and latch. It gives a clue to the un¬ 
usual things found beyond. Once inside 
this door, you are in the hallway, with 
its plaster walls, its wide fireplace and 
hospitable chairs. Here the walls are 
plastered a soft gray. Dark brown 
beams carry the ceiling, with white 
plaster between. A group of antique 
armor stands to one side, a low bench 
beneath it. A wrought iron brazier 
filled with bright blossoming plants 
gives a touch of color. The floor is of 
white tiles. 
The house winds around the entire 
square and is only one room deep, so in 
reaching the other rooms one goes 
through the whole circle. For instance, 
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We have many beautiful evergreens suit¬ 
able for such plantings. Yew is the tree 
most generally employed for topiary 
work, but Box is also excellent—and for 
walls and close hedges, Hemlock, Spruce, 
American Holly and the favorite Privet 
are admirably suited. 
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In the hallway is a hospitable fireplace 
A swimming pool fills the center of the enclosed square. A brick 
edging and pavement encircle it, and vines cover the walls 
