The Garden of “Aysgarth” 
THE CURVED SEAT BESIDE THE ARBOR 
old-fashioned flowers. A low hedge of boxen- 
closes the space, and several pear-trees, having 
grown at random in the farther corner, give 
a pleasant relief from the sun which plays un¬ 
hindered over the remainder of the garden. 
The furniture consists of wooden benches 
which have been painted white as the most 
effective means of contrast with the verdure, 
and giving a key to the color of the flowers. 
These seats—the handicraft of a local car¬ 
penter—are more comfortable than stone and 
irresistibly tempt the visitor to become a 
lounger. They can be readily moved when 
falling leaves are to be swept from under 
them, or when naked trees mark the time they 
are to be put into winter quarters in the barn. 
Ornamenting by means of sculptural mar¬ 
bles or other architectural features has been 
done conservatively, but in the best of taste. 
Indeed the chief materials of this sort are the 
terra-cotta flower boxes Mr. Lambert brought 
home from Naples. They are of two shapes, 
one of which we illustrate in connection with 
its companion pedestal or set upon an old 
column capital, rescued by a neighbor from 
a city building, being razed, and presented 
to “Aysgarth.” 
On emerging from the distant end of the 
arbor the box garden may be surveyed. Its 
A CORNER OF THE GARDEN 
Showing one of the pots brought from Naples 
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