April, 1923 
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GARDENS FROM TWO COUNTRIES 
At a little distance from the 
borders shown above, yet a part 
of the same garden scheme, this 
little lake lies in the midst of a 
grove of pines, chestnut and 
elms. In April it reflects the 
bold masses of red and pink 
rhododendrons in the foreground 
and the chestnut spires beyond, 
and in June its surface is stud¬ 
ded with pale-faced water lilies 
These great herbaceous borders 
are impressively centered upon 
the mam entrance of a fine old 
Tudor house at Stoke Poges, 
England. Clumps of rock roses, 
in vividly contrasting groups of 
white and red, are flowering with 
the deep blue of speedwell, while 
hedges of clipped yew, the de¬ 
spair of American gardeners, form 
a background of exquisite color 
