DOI Heft:
Nr. 120 (March 1903)
DOI Artikel:Maule, Hugh P. G.: Some notes on suburban house and garden
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19878#0108
A Suburban House and Garden
taken of the ground, and both house and garden the shelter and seclusion afforded to the inmates, a
gain accordingly; and, when the softening effect of practical necessity which may well be taken ad-
time has had more play and the early newness has vantage of, and turned to esthetic account by
subsided into the calm growth of years, this means of high boundary walls. In this case the
welding of house and garden will be still more site formed the orchard of an old property,
apparent. and the fine old wall bounding the road was
A new garden, no matter how well the things in already in existence, and has undoubtedly largely
it may grow, even in a few years, cannot have that contributed to the general success of the garden,
subtle charm which time alone can bestow; The initial expense of providing wall shelter is
but few people realise how rapidly this charm can often a deterrent, but it is an expense which is
grow, or how much can be accomplished in a well repaid. Amateur garden designers seldom
short time when there is a central idea running realise how essential shelter really is, and the
through the scheme, and care is exercised in the comparative failure of some gardens may be clearly
initial choice of the flora. It is essential that assigned to this cause.
local garden-craft should be considered, and that The recent awakening in garden craft and
flowers and fruit-trees are selected with a view design, and the desire to bring the house into
to their adaptability to the soil and surroundings. more direct relation with the garden, have led to
It is hard to believe that this garden is the result some considerable inquiry into the garden design
of less than two years' care, for" how often is it of the past; but, unless the real needs and neces-
stated that " it takes years to make a garden "— sities of modern life are thoroughly grasped, and
a belief which is possibly responsible for a good the garden is designed upon them, in the same spirit
deal of that which is slovenly and unkempt in the as that in which the old garden gradually grew out
gardens we see around us. of the necessities of its time, there is a danger that
Successful garden-making largely depends upon this revival, like others of an architectural character,
THE ORCHARD," HARROW : GARDEN FRONT. ARNOLD MITCHELL, ARCHITECT
96
taken of the ground, and both house and garden the shelter and seclusion afforded to the inmates, a
gain accordingly; and, when the softening effect of practical necessity which may well be taken ad-
time has had more play and the early newness has vantage of, and turned to esthetic account by
subsided into the calm growth of years, this means of high boundary walls. In this case the
welding of house and garden will be still more site formed the orchard of an old property,
apparent. and the fine old wall bounding the road was
A new garden, no matter how well the things in already in existence, and has undoubtedly largely
it may grow, even in a few years, cannot have that contributed to the general success of the garden,
subtle charm which time alone can bestow; The initial expense of providing wall shelter is
but few people realise how rapidly this charm can often a deterrent, but it is an expense which is
grow, or how much can be accomplished in a well repaid. Amateur garden designers seldom
short time when there is a central idea running realise how essential shelter really is, and the
through the scheme, and care is exercised in the comparative failure of some gardens may be clearly
initial choice of the flora. It is essential that assigned to this cause.
local garden-craft should be considered, and that The recent awakening in garden craft and
flowers and fruit-trees are selected with a view design, and the desire to bring the house into
to their adaptability to the soil and surroundings. more direct relation with the garden, have led to
It is hard to believe that this garden is the result some considerable inquiry into the garden design
of less than two years' care, for" how often is it of the past; but, unless the real needs and neces-
stated that " it takes years to make a garden "— sities of modern life are thoroughly grasped, and
a belief which is possibly responsible for a good the garden is designed upon them, in the same spirit
deal of that which is slovenly and unkempt in the as that in which the old garden gradually grew out
gardens we see around us. of the necessities of its time, there is a danger that
Successful garden-making largely depends upon this revival, like others of an architectural character,
THE ORCHARD," HARROW : GARDEN FRONT. ARNOLD MITCHELL, ARCHITECT
96