International studio (19.1903)

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" THE OECHARD," HARROW : A RAIN-WATER HEAD

BY THE BROMSGROVE GU!LD
OF HANDICRAFTS

may result but in the dead
bones of former giories.
The materials — plants,
dowers, ciose - trimmed
hedges and the like—may
have the same charm of
form and coiour, but if the
mind which arranges them
is not imbued with reai
understanding the resuit
ivitl be mere copyism of
the past.
In former days the
-evolution of the English
.garden proceeded upon
well - defrned lines, the
heart of the matter being that a garden was needed garden was a very natural step. That distinct
for the support of the household, and from the attribute of adequateness which old-world gardens
necessary cultivation of herbs and fruits the gradual possess—especially, perhaps, smaller ones—is un-
and increasing importance of the flower or pleasure doubtedly due to the fact that they were sub-
ordinated to the real needs
and necessities of their
owners, to whom they
were indeed vital, and
hence the important part
which the fruit and
kitchen gardens always
played in their arrange-
ment. But in the small
garden of the average sub-
urban house, that creature
of modern growth, the
cultivation of vegetables
can ftnd but small space,
though it might well have
more attention than is
usually the case, and a
happy combination of
fruits and flowers is cer-
tainly one of the lessons
which can be assimilated
and applied to-day. It
is, however, chiehy the
sesthetic and educational
side to which we must
turn; and here is to be
found a complete justifr-
cation, should one be
needed, for the orderly
and systematic arrange-
ment of the small plot
surrounding the house
If it be desirable to
have beautiful homes,
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THE ORCHARD," HARROW

THE ENTRANCE

A. MITCHELL, ARCHITECT