The Garden of “Aysgarth” 
a bird’s-eye view of the garden at “aysgarth” 
Taken from the roof of the House 
lished in America some of the character and 
traditions of the English manor. Social in¬ 
tercourse played upon the beautiful stage of 
house and garden 
indissolubly '^ r— 
joined by the 
smooth workings 
of harmonious 
domestic life. Ex¬ 
change of favorite 
plants were the 
tokens of neigh¬ 
borly communi¬ 
cation. The ar¬ 
rival of a new 
treasure for the 
garden marked 
the return home 
from a journey. 
L i f e ’ s material 
side was given to 
THE PLAN OF THE GARDEN 
determining the best vegetables and raising 
the most delicately flavored fruits ; and this 
lore was passed on from one connoisseur to 
another. Master 
and mistress knew 
just enough and 
no more of gar¬ 
den technics and 
the science of 
husbandry to per¬ 
mit Taste to hold 
sway and to turn 
the growths of 
tree and shrub 
and the simple 
undertakings of 
architecture into 
channels bearing 
toward a sweet 
and dignified ma¬ 
turity. 
