. An encyclopædia of gardening; comprising the theory and practice of horticulture, floriculture, arboriculture, and landscape-gardening, including all the latest improvements; a general history of gardening in all countries; and a statistical view of its present state, with suggestions for its future progress, in the British Isles. Gardening. Book II. FORMATION OF THE FLOWER-GARDEN. 795 the flower-garden or pleasure-ground; but we are decidedly of opinion, that much the best effect is produced when they are connected together in one scene. By the other mode they may form objects agreeable eno
. An encyclopædia of gardening; comprising the theory and practice of horticulture, floriculture, arboriculture, and landscape-gardening, including all the latest improvements; a general history of gardening in all countries; and a statistical view of its present state, with suggestions for its future progress, in the British Isles. Gardening. Book II. FORMATION OF THE FLOWER-GARDEN. 795 the flower-garden or pleasure-ground; but we are decidedly of opinion, that much the best effect is produced when they are connected together in one scene. By the other mode they may form objects agreeable enough to look at externally ; but to derive the full effect of their internal beauties, it appears to us that they must be examin- ed in succession and without interruption. No arrangement can be better, in our opi- nion, than to connect the whole of the bo- tanic hot-houses with the mansion as an in- troductory scene to the flower-garden. This was Repton's favorite mode, of which, among other examples, he has left that of Ashridge Park. {) Here, to the original lawn and pleasure-ground (1), he made an ^ addition in the same style (2), uniting by walks the following interesting scenes. The botanic stoves and paved terrace (3); broad-sanctuary and holy- well (4) ; pomarium and winter walk (5); the monk's garden (6) ; arboretum of exotic trees (7) ; magnolia and American garden (8); embroidered parterre (9) ; grotto and garden for rock-plants (10); cabinet de verdure (11); mount garden (12) ; rosa- rium and fountain (13) ; connecting and interior walks (14) ; open terrace and exterior walks (15). 6100. In particular situations, as where the prospect and space are both confined, the plant hot-houses may embrace the house or the court-yard on two or more sides. In a case of this kind, which occurred in our practice {fig. 547.), a large conservatory (a) and aquarium (b) were connected with the library {k): 547. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page ima
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