Gardens, old and new; the country house & its garden environment (1900)
Leyland, John, 1857?-1924, ed, Tipping, H. Avray (Henry Avray), 1855-1933, ed, Country Life Limited · London, The Offices of "Country life illustrated": George Newnes, Ltd., New York : Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 94
emonumental yew hedges, and hollies and roses, common butluxuriant, make a delightful picture. And everywhere agrateful odour, in wood and in garden alike, proclaims thatMiss Jekyll does not forget the pleasures of scent in seekingand ensuring those of sight; and in her two delightful books,Wood… … THE name and fame of Haddon Hall have lifted thatliistoric house to such a height of dignity and con-sequence among the glorious mansions of ancientEngland, that it stands as the chief exemplar andthe speaking voice, as it were, of the dwelling-placesof our long dead sires. What memories of…
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