. The art of landscape gardening . Landscape gardening. Theory and Practice 203 degree ot property to belong to the house, or it is apt to appear too large for the annexed estate. This objection is, however, less forcible in a villa than in a mansion ; yet even a villa which covers too much of its own field or lawn partakes more of ostentation than good taste. A field of a few acres, called Brentry Hill, near Bristol, commands a most pleasing and extensive view. In the foreground are the rich woods of King's Weston and Blaize Castle, with the picturesque assem- -f-dW-iS^;- .i^j»0. Fig. 25. Vil
. The art of landscape gardening . Landscape gardening. Theory and Practice 203 degree ot property to belong to the house, or it is apt to appear too large for the annexed estate. This objection is, however, less forcible in a villa than in a mansion ; yet even a villa which covers too much of its own field or lawn partakes more of ostentation than good taste. A field of a few acres, called Brentry Hill, near Bristol, commands a most pleasing and extensive view. In the foreground are the rich woods of King's Weston and Blaize Castle, with the picturesque assem- -f-dW-iS^;- .i^j»0. Fig. 25. Villa at BrentT)' Hill, shewing specimens of" economy with compactness adapted to its situation, character, and uses. blage of gardens and villas in Henbury and Westbury; beyond which are the Severn and Bristol Channel, and the prospect is bounded by the mountains of South Wales. This view is towards the west, and I have generally observed that the finest prospects in England are all towards this *' Yet this, of all aspects, is the most unpleasant for a house ; it was not, therefore, advisable to give an extended front in this direction, yet it would have been unpardonable not to have taken advantage of so fine a prospect. A compact plan often demands more trouble and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Repton, Humphry, 1752-1818; Nolen, John, 1869-1937; American Society of Landscape Architects. Boston : Houghton Mifflin
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