. The art of landscape gardening. e than a mile.*^ A house extended in length may be objectionable inmany situations, but when built on the side of a hill,if the ground rises boldly behind it, the objection to itas a single house is removed. Where a house, like that at Garnons, by its situa-tion and southern aspect, will constantly be a markedfeature from the surrounding country, presenting only 101 The Art of Landscape Gardei one front embosomed in wood, that front should be soextended as to distinguish the site of the mansion withadequate importance. In such a situation it would be difficult
. The art of landscape gardening. e than a mile.*^ A house extended in length may be objectionable inmany situations, but when built on the side of a hill,if the ground rises boldly behind it, the objection to itas a single house is removed. Where a house, like that at Garnons, by its situa-tion and southern aspect, will constantly be a markedfeature from the surrounding country, presenting only 101 The Art of Landscape Gardei one front embosomed in wood, that front should be soextended as to distinguish the site of the mansion withadequate importance. In such a situation it would be difficult to producethe same greatness of character by a regular Grecianedifice; that will be effected by the irregularity of out-line in the proposed house, offices, and stables ; andin defence of this picturesque style I shall take theliberty to transcribe, in a note,** the very judiciousremarks of R. L. Girardin, Viscomte dErmenonville. A plan of the house proposed for this situation isadded [Fig. 24], to shew how conveniently the com-. Fig. 24. Examples of a plan for an extended front on the steep side of a hill. forts of modern habitations may be adapted to an-cient magnificence; and I rejoice in observing thatmany large houses are at this time building, or alter-ing, in this irregular stvle, under the direction of oneof our most eminent architects. I may mention those ofCashiobury and Wickham Market, which disdain thespruce affectation of symmetry so fatal to the Gothiccharacter. When a house, as in the foregoing instance, is to bebuilt on the side of a hill or on an inclined plane, it ishardly possible to dispose it in any other form thanthat of an extended front: but this supposes a certain Theory and Practice 203 degree of property to belong to the house, or it isapt to appear too large for the annexed estate. Thisobjection is, however, less forcible in a villa than ina mansion ; yet even a villa which covers too much ofits own field or lawn partakes more of ostentation thangoo
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