Jekyll, Gertrude, 1843-1932, Elgood, George Samuel, 1851- · London, New York and Bombay, Longmans, Green & Co. · leaf 212
rrower grassy space has a row of clipped yews of a rounded cone-shape. The upper level has a design of the same, but of differentpatterns. The balustrade in the picture is old, probably of the same date as thehouse ; much of the other stonework is modern. The circular seat on araised platform, with… … overlap the parapet of the steps ; their colour contrasting distinctly withthat of the more distant Ilex, a magnificent example of a tree thatdeserves more general use in English gardens. The parterre above thesteps and on a level with the house has box hedges, after the Italianmanner, three feet…
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