An English Marine Garden and Residence 
the lower ground from the house. To the 
southeast, however, an open view to a much- 
frequented promenade, had the effect of de¬ 
stroying the privacy,—that essential of an 
English garden. This difficulty has been 
overcome by erecting a pavilion in the open 
part of the view, whilst the rest of the out¬ 
look will be screened when the pergola, 
shown on the sketch, has been completed 
and the trees between the terrace and the 
road have taken shape and character. Along 
a portion of the north boundary, which lies 
it will be noticed that, broadly speaking, a 
formal and architectural treatment has been 
aimed at. Owing, however, to the character 
of the plantations which formed part of the 
old gardens, and which it was undesirable to 
remove, a compromise has been necessary in 
connection with the newly-formed planta¬ 
tions, in which studied formality either as 
regards outline, or arrangement of shrubs, 
has not been attempted, excepting where 
indicated on the plan. It has, nevertheless, 
been found possible to secure a certain 
FROM THE PARAPET OF THE HOUSE 
between the two public highways, there are 
some tall stuccoed houses, giving excellent 
shelter, though not very beautiful objects to 
look upon. They are no worse, however, 
than the modern villas immediately opposite 
the front entrance, which are fortunately 
screened by a row of large poplars extending 
from the lodge to the stables. The sum of 
this is that, excepting to the south, the main 
interest must be centered in the garden, and 
the eye must not be offered any inducement 
to go beyond the boundaries. 
On reference to the layout of the gardens, 
WALMER LODGE 
amount of character and balance, which, so 
long as the walls and balustrade retain their 
new appearance, is rather helpful than other¬ 
wise. In the new plantations and more 
especially where they are bordered by a yew 
hedge, flowering trees such as a double- 
flowered peach, pyrus malus, sweet almonds, 
amelanchier, etc., have been freely used, with 
the object of obtaining length of line and 
pleasing vistas. For such specific purposes 
these species are just as much to be desired 
in the formal layout, as in the case of the 
so-called landscape garden, for are not most 
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