Menpes, Mortimer, 1855-1938, Menpes, Dorothy · London : A. & C. Black · leaf 278
rawings for thatgarden all completed. I came in a few days, and Iwas shown the most exquisite set of drawings it hasever been my good fortune to behold. What a gardenit would be ! There were full-grown trees, stepping-stones, miniature bridges, ponds of goldfish — allpresenting an appearance of… … The Gardens to the trees and the houses and the surrounding hills.This little old man, without stirring from his box ormaking a single note, had in those three days createdthis garden in his minds eye, and on returning homehad sketched out the final arrangement. The merchanttold me that his garden…
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