Leven's Hall has a curious old walled garden, part of which is preserved in the style of James I., by whose gardener it was laid out. We do not approve, however, of introducing georginas and other modern plants in this genuine specimen of garden antiquities. Mr. Forbes, the gardener here, is the author of Short Hints on Ornamental Gardening, which we shall elsewhere notice. At Storrs Hall, the edgings in the flower-garden and in part of the pleasure-ground are to our mind; and the kitchen-garden is excellently managed by Mr. Higham, a pupil of Mr. Forest's. Brougham Hall has little to recommend it but the name. The situation on the brink of a bank which had formerly been washed by the river Eamont, near its junction with the Lowther, is fine; but the place, at present, in consequence of the numerous alterations going on, is in a state of confusion. Carlton Hall might easily be made something of. The hot-houses, improperly placed in the middle of the garden, are rearranged in a superior manner, under the direction of Mr. Lauder, an intelligent young man, a master of his profession, and are heated, as before mentioned, by hot water. The park at Netherby is too much crowded with single trees in front of the house; but the kitchen-garden is renovating by Mr. Dodd. The chimneys of the mansion are raised in architectural forms, to supersede the necessity of chimneypots; an improvement which we heartily recommend.
