Jekyll, Gertrude, 1843-1932, Elgood, George Samuel, 1851- · London, New York and Bombay, Longmans, Green & Co. · leaf 122
lower-vases. Stone seats stand uponthe landings above the lowest flights ot steps, against the walls whichbound the garden to right and left. Beyond these boundaries are talltrees, their protecting masses giving exactly that comforting screen thatthe eye and mind desire, and forming the best… … ^X^t-•^= Italian in feeling, and yet happily wedding with the Scottish mansion oftwo and a half centuries ago, and forming, with the house and park-land,one of the most perfect examples of a country gentlemans place. All ofit is pleasant and beautiful, home-like and humanly sympathetic ; thesize is…
Gardens · Landscape gardening
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