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The happy garden (1912)

Ansell, Mary · London, New York [etc.] Cassell & co., ltd. · leaf 28

An illustration from The happy garden, 1912, leaf 28
and you shall see. Here, where the brick court is, until a year ago,was nothing but the old gentlemans laurels, forcingthe acacias, and the almond tree, and the maytrees, up to an unnatural height. Nobody couldever find the front door. People used to go to thekitchen, and the scullery, and the… … Gardeners Pride Last year the laurels were all cut away, the hedgewas opened, the brick court and path were laiddown, and the front door is now visible. Yes, it is pretty, but it will be much prettiernext year. That is the formula which you must keep inyour mind all through, and if you admire…

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