. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. --S&-4. 2—On Landscape Gardening. By Charles Friedrich. In the formation of a garden or park there are certain rules which must guide the landscape-gardener. These vary according to the situation, size, and purpose of the garden whose creation they are intended to control. In any case, however, good taste must prevail. A garden cannot be laid out according to a set pattern ; it must be as natural as possible, and the different parts must harmonise in every detail with the surrounding neigh- bourhood. Advantage ma
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. --S&-4. 2—On Landscape Gardening. By Charles Friedrich. In the formation of a garden or park there are certain rules which must guide the landscape-gardener. These vary according to the situation, size, and purpose of the garden whose creation they are intended to control. In any case, however, good taste must prevail. A garden cannot be laid out according to a set pattern ; it must be as natural as possible, and the different parts must harmonise in every detail with the surrounding neigh- bourhood. Advantage may be taken of the existing landscape, and its aspect may be improved; but the general character of a situation must not be changed. All creations must remain true to natural laws. In a flat country one must not endeavour, for instance, to give to a garden a mountainous aspect by creating a rushing stream, dashing in cascades over rocks: it would be offensive to both the sight and the imagination. The landscape- gardener must study the general aspect of the situation, the nature of the soil, the altitude, the climate, and the local vegetation. He must think what will be the aspect of his creation thirty or forty years hence, when the trees will be in the fulness of their development, in order to be able to judge of the correctness of his conceptions. Full attention must be devoted to the views which one can command' over the neigh- bourhood, or in the garden or park itself. Everything which he. 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 Drury, William D. , 1857-1928; Abbott, J. M. London, L. U. Gill; New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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