Part Three

PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS

THE LAY-OUT OF STATELY AND SMALL FORMAL GARDENS 269

I. The Stately Garden 271

II. The Small Garden 276

III. Soil and Seed 278

IV. The Gateway 280

V. The Garden House 281

VI. The Mount 282

VII. Rustic Arches 282

VIII. Seats 284

IX. Vases, Jars, and Tubs 284

X. Fountains 285

XI. The Dove-cote 287

XII. The Sun-dial 288

XIII. The Terrace 289

XIV. The Pleached Alley 292

XV. Hedges 293

XVI. Paths 294

XVII. Borders 295

XVIII. Edgings 297

XIX. Knots 298

XX. The Rock Garden 302

XXI. Flowers 302

XXII. Potpourri 324

A MASKE OF FLOWERS 325

COMPLETE LIST OF SHAKESPEAREAN FLOWERS WITH BOTANICAL IDENTIFICATIONS 331