Studio: international art (26.1902)

The Garden at Tigbourne Court

one of the garden's most distinctive and helpful Mr. Edwin Lutyens. The house is of Bargate

features. stone, with brick quoins and moulded mullions of

A quantity of overcrowded shrubs was removed specially made brickwork. The general style of

from a middle space, which was carefully levelled the house is that of the older buildings of the

for a tennis lawn, steps of the local Bargate stone country.

being placed above and below to give access both The orchard was thoroughly drained and levelled;

to the lower level leading'to the end of the orchard, the badly-cankered fruit trees removed, and those

and to the upper level where the double flower that showed most promise retained. The side of

border comes on the upper portion of the ground, the house shown in the illustration looks into the

on a level with the new house and at right angles orchard across a small space of grass entirely cleared

to the longer axis of the lawn. Where the flower of the crowded trees. From the terrace steps a

border is now situated, there were some crowded wide green walk is kept mown, the rougher grass

and somewhat unsightly rows of conifers. The on either side being planted with daffodils and

removal of these was a great gain to the garden, other spring flowers. The effect obtained by this

for it opened up an excellent view of the northern arrangement is extremely pleasant and satis -

wooded hill. fying.

The steps come very happily above and below The pergola, with its alternately round and

the lawn. The inward curve of the upper steps square piers of specially-made thin, tile-like bricks,

and outward curve of the lower, convert the lowest is planted with vines and rambling roses. It

step but one into a circular landing with a very leads from the eastern angle of the terrace to the

good effect. These sets of steps with the stone tennis lawn, and its position in the garden adds

seats in the flower border above and the pergola, considerably to the general effect of the whole

were designed by the architect of the new house, scheme.

VIEW ACROSS THE TENNIS LAWN AT TIGBOURNE COURT, SURREY

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PLANNED BY MISS JEKYLL