. Manual of gardening; a practical guide to the making of home grounds and the growing of flowers, fruits, and vegetables for home use . 52. A garden path with hedgerows,trellis, and bench, in formal treat-ment. 58 MANUAL OF GAftDENlNG Review We have now discussed some of the principles and applica-tions of landscape architecture or landscape gardening, par-ticularly in reference tothe planting. The ob-ject of landscape garden-ing is to make a the grading, seeding,planting, are incidentaland supplemental to thisone central idea. Thegreensward is the canvas,the house or some otherpr
. Manual of gardening; a practical guide to the making of home grounds and the growing of flowers, fruits, and vegetables for home use . 52. A garden path with hedgerows,trellis, and bench, in formal treat-ment. 58 MANUAL OF GAftDENlNG Review We have now discussed some of the principles and applica-tions of landscape architecture or landscape gardening, par-ticularly in reference tothe planting. The ob-ject of landscape garden-ing is to make a the grading, seeding,planting, are incidentaland supplemental to thisone central idea. Thegreensward is the canvas,the house or some otherprominent point is the. 53. An enclosure for lawn games. central figure, the planting completesthe composition and adds the color. The second conception is the prin-ciple that the picture should ham alandscape effect. That is, it should benature-like. Carpet-beds are massesof color, not pictures. They are thelittle garnishings and reliefs that areto be used very cautiously, as littleeccentricities and conventionalisms ina building should never be more thanvery minor features. Every other concept in landscapegardening is subordinate to these of the most important of thesesecondary yet underlying considera-tions are as follows: — The place is to be conceived of as a unit. If a building isnot pleasing, ask an architect to improve it. The real architect
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