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Gardens in the making (1914)

Godfrey, Walter Hindes, 1881- · [London] B. T. Batsford, ltd · leaf 50

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a fitting frame to the broad sweep of the turf;it is, moreover, placed awkwardly at one side, andthe whole picture is marred. In this case it isnecessary to make good with garden architecturethe faulty background provided by the house.The straight walk between the building and theturf must be made… … Fig. 7.—Elm Tree Farm, West Wittering. arcade, a series of piers, or a pergola. By thismeans the house is made to spread itself alongthe ground, it is coaxed into performing its properfunction in regard to the garden upon which it looks,and it is rid of the isolation which divides it fromits…

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